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Friday 3rd February 2017

BIZARRE TRAGEDY

couple and their 12year-old daughter died in their Alicante city home on Saturday, after hundreds of kilos of clothing fell on top of them at once. The victims, a Spaniard aged 50 and his Moroccan wife, 49, had been stockpiling the items in order to sell them on. They had stored the clothes on floor-to-ceiling shelves fitted to every wall in their first-floor apartment of the four-storey block on Avenida de Alcoy. Their bodies, and those of their daughter, were found by the latter's 18-year-old sister, who was in the next room. Although the accident is

thought to have happened at around 8.00 am, the elder daughter did not discover the bodies until the early afternoon, as did not go to bed until late, as she had been using a computer into the early hours. Seeing the contents of the shelves heaped up, the teenager started to move the items of clothing, but when she saw her little sister's arm, she panicked and rang her uncle, who then rang the police. Autopsies on the dead trio did confirm that they died due to suffocation, with the 18-year-old now living with an uncle in the area.

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ow-cost carrier Jet2 says that business is booming on flights to and from AlicanteElche, with no signs at all of a “Brexit” effect on the back of lower exchange rates, whilst British Airways has announced a new link to the airport. Jet 2 says that passenger numbers have grown at almost 30 percent over the last year, and they are now projecting an additional 10 percent more in available seats between April 2017 and March 2018, taking the available total to one point two million. The company will offer flights linking nine UK airports to the Costa Blanca with 93 services a week planned for this year’s high season, as opposed to 76

weekly flights in 2016. Jet2 are also working on a big 60 percent boost in UK seat offerings for next winter, starting in November. Allyear-round city breaks are being pushed in Alicante by the company, as well other locations around the region. British Airways is to launch a weekly summer season route from Manchester airport to Alicante-Elche airport from May, to add to their Gatwick flight that already goes to Alicante-Elche. The news comes on the back of an announcement last autumn that BA would be launching a twice-weekly service between Heathrow and San Javier for the main season, which begins at the end of March.

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A judge has ordered immediate action to make safe the houses next to Guardamar’s Playa de Babilonia, after recent storm damage. Alicante’s Coastal Service were given the order this week, after local residents took legal action to safeguard the beachside properties that have been in a continual state of deterioration. Residents have campaigned for years over what they say is a lack of attention being paid to the Playa de Babilionia area. In August 2015, Guardamar council closed a 640-metre stretch of the beach due to safety rea-

sons, namely the dangerous state of some of the buildings, as well as the poor condition of the pavements and breakwater structures. Meanwhile, over a hundred residents of the Babilonia and Viveros beach areas staged a demonstration on Monday to highlight the state of the area and the apparent neglect by Alicante’s Coastal Service. They say that all the problems stem from the building of a breakwater point at the port back in the mid-nineties, which was constructed without an environment impact report.

A Moldovan man wanted for murder in his country, and who has been hiding in Torrevieja for over a year, has been picked up on a Paris-bound coach in the Alicante City area. The 39-year-old was arrested on the bus at a checkpoint at the El Campello toll booth on the

AP-7. The Guardia Civil wanted to ensure that all the travellers had proper documentation and found that the fugitive was travelling on false papers. They then found three and a half thousand euro in his luggage, along with his correct documents.

School Hitch

A database check then revealed that he was wanted on international arrest warrants on two charges of embezzlement and murder in his native Moldova, where he is said to have badly beaten up a man before shooting him. If found guilty, he faces 15 years in jail.

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The National Police have arrested three people in Torrevieja in connection with the death of a 64-yearold Torrevieja man whose severed head and remains of his legs was found in at the Urbaser landfill site at Elche marshes last summer. The police made their arrests on Tuesday at a flat

on Calle La Loma in the Cura beach area of the city, with one person accused of the killing, and two others for being involved in covering up the crime. Those detained are two men aged 56 and 25, and a 45-year old woman, two of whom are Columbian nationals, with the other being Spanish.

Problems with the construction company that’s working on redeveloping the Playas de Orihuela school at La Florida have meant that nothing has happened on the site since the Christmas and New Year holiday. Orihuela’s education councillor Begoña Cuartero has held meetings with regional educational chiefs to find why out work has not resumed

and was told the builder might have to “make changes to the project”. Cuartero has called on the Valencian government to sort out the problem at a school which has operated for over a decade in prefab accommodation. The buildings have constantly suffered with flooding, including during the recent stormy period.

The Guardia Civil have broken up a four-strong gang of drug dealers operating across Alicante Province, including one man being arrested in Torrevieja for having cocaine in his car. All four men were Columbian nationals aged between 32 and 51 years, with Guardia officers finding 321 grams of drugs in the Torrevieja arrrest, where they also seized two mobile phones, and the actual vehicle itself. The other arrests were made at addresses in the Alicante City area.

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Friday 3rd February 2017

Piquer’s Picks

The Valencian Government wants the Orihuela and Guardamar areas to host sites for two waste disposal plants that are needed in the Vega Baja region. Government experts have determined that they are the best locations for such facilities, which are needed as temporary cover until a new permanent plant is built to serve the area. Details were announced

on Monday by Joan Piquer (pictured), Valencia’s director for the Environment, at a meeting involving 27 local mayors. Each council would be paid one euro for each ton of waste that arrives at the plants, with the Informacion newspaper reporting that the sites are likely to be on the La Berna road to Rojales, some three kilometres from the centre of

Guardamar, whilst the Orihuela plant would be on the Polígono Puente Alto off the N-340 highway opposite Orihuela Karting. Both sites are said to be suitable for work to start quickly and though the Valencian Government has the legal teeth to get the sites they want, it’s believed they want to get an amiable deal with the Guardamar and Orihuela municipalities.

Thanks A Lot!

Controversial salary hikes for leading figures on San Javier council, including a 30 percent rise in the money paid to the Mayor, José Miguel Luengo, have officially gone through, despite a protest in the municipality. The details were published in the Official Murcia Region

Gazette on Monday. The Partido Popular Mayor will pocket 52 thousand euro a year, as opposed to the old salary of 40 thousand, with other leading councillors also seeing a rise in what they get paid. Around 200 people from local political opposition

groups vented their anger at the salary increases in a demonstration in the centre of San Javier, though it was all a formality as the hikes were rubber-stamped at a council plenary meeting on Christmas Eve, and then received formal regional approval this week.

Wrong Diagnosis Valencia’s Supreme Court has ordered the region’s health authority to cough up 100 thousand euro in compensation to the family of a Guardamar woman, after medics at the Guardamar Health Centre (pictured) took 16 months to diagnose that she had colon cancer. The case dated to 2011 when the patient was aged 63, and an initial series of tests ordered by a doctor showed that there was a problem, but the medic did not go forward with further tests. Sixteen months later, another doctor at the same practice saw the same results, and ordered a colonoscopy that confirmed that the woman was suffering with cancer. At that stage though, the cancer had spread to her lungs, and she required a succession of hospital treatments, with the woman opening a claim against the Valencian health authority, as well as a criminal case over the doctor that first examined her. The woman

died whilst the legal action was pending, and the case was shelved, though the civil claim continued, with the ruling coming from the Supreme Court. A patients rights group had originally put through a compensation claim for 300 thousand euro.

Hard Facts

Spanish domestic electricity bills reached a record high last month according to the consumer association, FACUA. Their analysis says that an average consumer would have spent 87.81 euro last month, a rise of almost 30 percent on January 2016. FACUA said that the average December bill would have come in at 80.23 euro. The reason for the hike, as reported in last week’s Courier, is down to the

increase in the wholesale price of electricity, though that only makes up a portion of the electricity bill, with the majority apportioned to a standing charge and taxes. Supreme Court prosecutors have opened an investigation into the spiralling costs. FACUA say that the average cost of a kilowatt / hour in January, came in at 14.74 cents, compared to 10.36 cents a year earlier, therefore producing a rise of 42 percent in just 12 months.

Suspicious Blaze

Torrevieja’s judicial police have been brought in to investigate the death of a Callosa de Segura woman last Saturday in a house fire. Another man was treated for smoke inhalation in a blaze that started after midnight in a ground-floor flat on Calle San Isidoro in the town. It was initially thought that a gas heater could have caused the fire, but a police investigation has been opened after experts discovered that two fires started in separate areas.

Trafico Relief

Fourteen years after it was first suggested, and then after over six years of delays and a series of disputes, Trafico's new office in Elche was officially opened by Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido last week, watched by an almost open-mouthed Elche Mayor, Carlos Gonzalez. The ex-warehouse on Calle Fuensalida will serve the whole of the Vega Baja region, meaning that Trafico business no longer has to be done in Alicante City. The Alicante office believes that their workload could go down by as much as 40 percent.

Bankia Down

Spain's state-owned lender Bankia has reported a 23 percent drop in full-year 2016 net profit, coming in at 804 million euro, due to pressure from ultra-low interest rates and additional charges related to unclearly marketed mortgages. Spanish banks are expected to repay customers more than four billion euro after Europe's top court overturned in December a Spanish ruling that capped liabilities relating to these disputed mortgage clauses.

Friday 3rd February 2017

Artful Thieves

Three people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the theft of five paintings by the Irish-born artist Francis Bacon that were worth 25 million euro. Police raided six homes in the Madrid region and seized a gun, ammunition, manuals to cracking safes, laser devices and oxy-fuel cylinders used to cut metal.

The three people were "directly connected" to the robbery and were part of a group that burgled homes across Spain, according to the National Police. Five other members of the gang were also arrested for a further 15 robberies. The art works have not been found since they were stolen from a home back in 2015.

Quick Fire

The Ghost Worker A civil servant from Valencia has had the perfect job for the last ten years of picking up a 50 thousand euro annual salary, despite not showing up for work. Carles Recio, who is the bibliographer for Valencia’s Provincial Archives, has held the post since March, 2006, but in the last decade, Recio never so much as sat at a desk or used a computer, as both the items are missing from his office. The head bibliographer would clock in at 7.30 am, and then leave his post until after early evening, when he would come back and clock out. His coworkers report never even seeing him present at the office, barring occasions

when he’d show up to negotiate paid leave. The Valencian Provincial Council says it has launched an investigation into the matter. Recio, however, insists there’s nothing improper. “My responsibilities fall outside the limits of normal working hours,” the civil servant told a local radio

station. “I wrote public addresses for officials who would give me various texts and speeches,” he said. “Of course my name does not figure in any of the speeches,” he added, explaining that his signature could not have appeared as he was the ‘ghostwriter.’

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Camera Boost

Fifteen new measures are to be introduced to cut down road accident figures across Spain, including 60 new fixed radar cameras, after last year saw the first rise in accident victims on Spanish roads since 2003. Interior Minister, Ignacio Zoido, said on Tuesday that the new fixed cameras would be put into place immediately at known black-spots, adding that the locations would not come as a surprise as they would be published on the DGT/Trafico website.

An electrical fault in the canopy of the main entrance to Torrevieja’s Carrefour store caused a small fire that was quickly extinguished by firefighters on Tuesday lunchtime. The store was not evacuat-

ed due to the localised nature of the fire, which was next to the store’s gardening section, though smoke from the small blaze could be seen up to 250 metres away. The photo comes from Courier reader Martyn Robson.

Protesters gathered in Barcelona last Saturday to vent their anger over what they claim is an out-of-control tourism boom that has damaged their ability to live and work in the north-eastern city. A soaring tourism business has fuelled higher prices for rent and property sales, leaving many of the city's one point six million

residents priced out of the city centre. Under a large banner saying "Barcelona is not for sale”, protesters marched and read a manifesto in which they denounced the tourist boom has overtaken the city. Local police said over a thousand people demonstrated in the famed central walkway of Las Ramblas,

while protesters estimated the total as closer to double the police estimates. Despite fierce opposition from hotel and business owners, Barcelona council decided last Friday to cut the number of rooms for tourists in the city, but many protestors said that the move was well short of what they wanted.

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Friday 3rd February 2017

Sanchez Declares Spain's former Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez has formally launched a bid to regain leadership of the PSOE party, four months after he was toppled for refusing to end a political stalemate that gripped the country for almost a year. The PSOE, which came second in last Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election behind Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's right-ofcentre Partido Popular, will hold primaries in May. It has been under interim management since Sanchez was forced to stand down in October. Sanchez resigned when a majority of the party's assembly voted to abstain in a confidence vote to grant Rajoy a second term, something Sanchez had opposed steadfastly. The ex-PSOE leader told

Teen Assault

A 17 year-old boy was arrested by the Guardia Civil, after stabbing five classmates in a high school in Villena in Alicante Province. The attacker entered the classroom around 9.00 am last Friday, pulled out a knife and managed to stab five students, lightly injuring them, before he could be subdued. Teachers described him as an introvert, who may have been bullied over his good grades.

Dumping Eye A private detective hired by environmental group Greenpeace claims that tons of pruned trees and shrubbery in Torrevieja were dumped at an illegal landfill site in the Torre Pacheco area. The story in the Informacion newspaper says that the detectiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report was submitted to Torrevieja council, with the private contractor Acciona allegedly involved in the practice between October 2015 and April 2016. No further details were made available to Informacion as to what action the council has taken over the matter, with Acciona providing the waste disposal service to the Torrevieja municipality.

supporters in Sevilla, which he called the "heart of Spanish socialism," that he still believed the party had been wrong to abstain and, if elected, he would make a stand against the PP's economic policies. In the lead-

ership race, Sanchez, 44, will run against former parliament speaker Patxi Lopez, one of his chief allies during his time as leader. The Andalucian President, Susana Diaz, is also expected to stand.

Downward Trend

Spanish unemployment fell to a seven-year low in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to official figures. The jobless rate dropped to 18.6 percent in the three months through to the end of December, compared to 18.9 percent in the third quarter of 2016. The total number of Spaniards out of work stood at approximately four million people for the final quarter of last year (down by 540 thousand over a year) and in stark contrast to the record

high of six million at the height of the economic crisis in 2013. Agriculture and industry created the most vacancies towards the end of 2016, whilst there were falls in the service and construction sectors. Both Alicante Province and the Murcia region have unemployment rates at below the national average, with Alicante clocking in at 18.21 percent, and Murcia more close to the national figure, standing at 18.58 percent.

Spending Up Spanish retail sales rose two point nine percent in December on a seasonallyadjusted annual basis, rounding off a good year for consumer spending according to the National Statistics Institute (NIE). December's figures showed a slight slowdown in the pace of growth from November, when retail sales increased by three point two percent. For 2016 as a whole, retail sales were up by three point six percent on a seasonallyadjusted basis, Meanwhile NIE figures showed this week that the Spanish economy expanded at a steady pace in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing by 0.7 percent from

the previous three months. On an annual basis, Spanish output expanded by three percent in the October to December period, slightly below the three point two percent annual growth registered between July and September.

Friday 3rd February 2017

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Friday 3rd February 2017

Food Solidarity

Local freemasons have handed over thirteen-hundred euro of food to the Torrrevieja charity, Alimentos Soladarios who run a soup kitchen in the city that provides a hearty meal to over 300 needy people a day. Las Salinas Lodge Number 79, part of the Provincial Lodge of Valencia, held a formal presentation lunch recently,

attended by Alimentos Soladarios volunteers. The total raised included three hundred euro donated by the Los Balcones branch of the Dialprix supermarket chain. Pictured above are Antonio Sanchez; Charity Steward Eddie Davis; Rosa Ochando Santander; Martina Mazon; and Past Master John Edwards.

High In The Sky

Rousing Lord

Two full houses at La Zenia’s Orihuela Costa Resort Hotel last Saturday saw the Melody Makers International, under conductor Nigel Hopkins, performing the music of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber in aid of the Torrevieja-based homeless charity, Reach Out. The youngest members of the group, Verity Hall and Rebecca Holt (pictured), captivated the audience with

Pie Jesu from Requiem, which brought the first half to a close. Over twelve-hundred people enjoyed a variety of top musical theatre songs, with the choir supported by talented musicians on keyboard, woodwind and percussion. The finale was a medley of songs from Phantom of the Opera, to which the audience gave a well deserved standing ovation.

Nice And Early

Weighing In

The ladies group known as ‘The Weigh-In Club’ based at the Restaurante Casa Mia in El Chaparral, Torrevieja have recently helped to suppport the Elche Childrens Care Home in Elche by putting together a package of goodies for

the youngsters. Led by Caroline Richards, the ladies put together a donation of money, plus gift cards and actual items for the teenagers at the home to enjoy last month over the Three Kings season.

AFA Gift The New Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group has already started rehearsals for their new show which is set to take to the stage in October! Let Us Entertain You is their latest production, and the Group is after new members to join them and work on

or backstage. If you are interested in joining, then pop into the Social Centre next the police station on the La Marina urbanisation, and get in touch with Tom Ford on 966 790 547, or you can send an e-mail to thomasford442@yahoo.co.uk.

Legion Switch Royal Navy Association member, Richard Conway took to the skies recently to raise money for two Torrevieja charities – Alzheimer’s and the AECC cancer charity. Richard jumped in tandem with his instructor from a light aircraft at a height of four thousand metres. The plane, a Piper Cherokee, took off from Aerodrome Obdura near Albacete on a beautiful sunny day with light winds. The photo shows Richard with his instructor, enjoying the view as he comes down to earth. Richard was spon-

sored by members of the RNA in Torrevieja and The Nook Pub in Las Filipinas, as well as other friends and family members. The Torrevieja branch of the Royal Naval Association meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 5.00 pm at the Restaurante El Paraiso near Carrefour, Torrevieja. For more details, please call Paul Edwards on 618 644 934. You don’t have to have been in the Royal Navy to join, and you are not required to jump out of aeroplanes, but new members do get a “tot” of rum!

Torrevieja’s Alzheimer’s Association, AFA, last week got a donation from the Royal Oak bar in El Galan.

The money will go to buy clothes and equipment which will be used in the day-to-day running of the association.

Almoradi Welcome The Gran Alacant and La Marina branch of the Royal British Legion in Spain have a new home for their monthly meetings. The London Bar in Gran Alacant, situated just behind the Dialprix supermarket, is the new venue, with their next meeting on Monday February 6th at 6.00 pm.

The RBL branch gets together on the first Monday of every month, and new members are always welcome, and do not have to be ex-servicemen or women to join or take part. Phone Robin on 966 695 423 for more details, or you can send them an e-mail to granalacant.secretary@gmail.com

The Almoradi Monday Club get together on the first and third Monday of each month starting at 4.00 pm at the Centro Social Rooms, Plaza San Andres, Calle Antimo Illescas off Calle Comunidad Valenciana in the town. The next meeting will be on Monday February 6th. The club welcomes people of all nationalities who

speak English and live in Almoradi and the surrounding area to meet on an informal basis to enjoy local life, with social events, dining out, and guest speakers at regular meetings. For more details contact Dave Daniel via e-mail, davedanie@gmail.com or look for Almoradi Monday Club on Facebook.

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Pension Tracing Service Keith Littlewood, Regional Manager at Blacktower, Costa Cálida

Since the Pensions Freedom Act came into force in the UK in April 2015, there has been a huge outflow of money from defined benefit pension schemes and personal pensions. Many people have taken advantage of the new flexibilities byhaving control of their own pension pots. It is true, it is becoming increasingly difficult to transfer from some schemes now, as hurdles have been put in place by some providers. These hurdles also ensure that individuals are not transferring their pots to unauthorised schemes. They also double check that the advice the are receiving about the pension transfer is from a qualified

advisor. For you, the pension holder, it is quite an easy process. If you contact a qualified IFA like myself, then we can do all the hard work for you.Here are the steps that you need to take: • Contact the IFA • Complete a letter of authority • 4 – 8 weeks later the IFA should have all the information available for you to make your decisions The IFA should complete various forms with you including afact find and attitude-to-risk questionnaire.They should be

able to provide you with a detailed report on all the pros and cons of transferring your pension and give you all the options available to you now and when you intend to take the benefits. You should not wait until you are ready to retire to find out what your options are. There are many cases where pension pots built up in the UK years ago are now sat dormant and invested in old funds that are not managed as well as some other funds that are available now. Reviewing your pension pot during the early years on a regular basis can make a huge difference to the size of fund you have when you come to retire. There is no cost to you to find out about each of your pension pots, normally a provider will allow you to apply for a transfer value once each year free of charge. They often charge for a second or subsequent application within a 12month period. I would strongly recommend you find out about your pension pot now.You have nothing to lose and you will be better placed to start planning your retirement. I have been involved with pensions now for nearly 30 years and can categorically state keeping on top of your own provision will pay you dividends in the long run. In today’s financial climate, it is essential you do everything you can to make sure your money is safe and secure and what you want to transpire in the future has the best chance of happening.If you need advice or if have any questions regarding the above, you can contact me, Keith Littlewood DipPFS, on 657 684 094 or email keith.littlewood@blacktowerfm.com. The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any financial planning activity. Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV in Spain

Pets

Friday 3rd February 2017

Adoption Corner

How To Walk Your Dog

JOE Joe is a cute little boy that was found abandoned in and around a bin area on the main road. He is an affectionate dog who loves cuddles. He is good on a lead and very friendly with people and dogs, and would make a lovely companion. If you can offer a forever home to little Joe, please call Alan and Bev at the K9 Animal Shelter on 600 845 420.

NORA Nora is aged five years and weighs around five kilos. She was found collapsed by a roadside, but luckily she had no internal injuries or broken bones. Nora was very nervous early on, but is now more confident and loves a cuddle. She is still a little unsure of new people, and so will need someone with patience, but in return you will get an affectionate little friend. To meet Nora, please call the SAT kennels on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

ODIN Odin is a beautiful male two year-old dog that was found roaming around a village. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good with other dogs, and loves people and is very well behaved. He is being fostered with some other dogs and gets on well with all of them, but is not a fan of cats! Odin loves getting attention and is very affectionate, and is in a nice healthy condition. Call PEPA on 650 304 746 or Email: p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

RUSTY How would you like to adopt a gorgeous kitten? Born in May last year, Rusty is a beautiful, very sweet natured ginger kitten. He is one of the many ginger cats/kittens living in APAH's Cattery, who need a loving home, and they would make an absolutely perfect companion. To arrange to meet Rusty and the rest of APAH's cats, then please get in touch on either 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Walk your dog, do not let your dog walk you is the main rule. If you allow your dog to walk in front of you while on a lead you, are reinforcing in the dog's mind that the dog is in charge because the leader always goes first. This can lead to many behaviour issues that some regard as a "breed trait" or "personality," when actually it is your dog being in charge of its humans. When a dog walks in front, it does not drain its mental energy. The dog is not relaxed, as it has the big responsibility of leading the pack. This mental anguish can build up inside of a dog. When a dog is hyper or high-strung it means the dog is not getting the proper amount and/or type of exercise. If your dog runs laps around your patio or home, this is an indication that it is not getting enough exercise. If you take your dog for long walks daily and it is still hyper, ask yourself, when we left for the walk, who led the way out the door/gate? Who leads on the walk? Was the dog following you, watching you for direction or were you following the dog? Was the dog smelling where and when it pleased? If you answered "yes" to these questions you are walking your dog while it is in an excited state of mind. Your dog is worried about leading which does not calm the mind. If you answered "no" to these questions, then you may have a super high energy dog that needs even more exercise. It is not a natural state of mind for a canine animal to be so hyper. Keep in mind it is not solely the act of heeling, but also that you as the human are making the decision for the dog to heel. How often do you walk? Do you MAKE your dog heel or does the dog heel when it pleases just because it gets tired? Just because a dog walks well on a lead, not pulling, and for most of the walk walks beside the human, does not mean the human is being a pack leader; it really is about who is making the decisions. Was your dog calm and in a submissive state of mind when you snapped on their lead? When you left your home, who went out the doorway and/or gate first, you or the dog? Does the dog decide to heel when it wishes, but pull to the side to sniff or walk out in front when it pleases? Or is the human consciously making the dog heel? If the human allows the dog to decide, because after all he walks "pretty good," then the dog is making the calls and you are allowing your dog to be your leader. If it is all about who is making the decisions, can you decide to let your dog walk in front? No, since instinct tells a dog the leader leads the way, your decision to allow your dog to walk in front will be communicating to your dog that you are allowing him to be your leader. Any dog that is walking out in front of their humans will begin

SALLY Sally is just one-year-old and had been discarded by the people she thought would protect her. She was being bullied on the streets by feral cats and when the Pets in Spain team approached her with a cat box, she immediately walked straight into it!. She loves to curl up on a lap and will make a wonderful companion. Sally is vaccinated and sterilised, and you want to know more, then call: 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

to regard himself as the alpha of the group. By making a dog heel beside or behind the person holding the lead, you are communicating to the dog that the humans are above them in the pecking order and that all the dogs are on the same follower level. Remember, it only takes one alpha dog to set off any other dogs around. If you are walking multiple dogs that usually fight, you may need more than one human to walk the dogs. Make sure all human walkers are making the dog they are walking heel and that they are correcting any signs of aggression towards the other dogs. You may allow the dogs to smell one another's back end, but make sure you keep walking in the process. The key is to keep moving forward. Keep the dogs walking and remain confident. The dogs will feel your authority or your weakness. Stay strong. All dogs, regardless of size or breed, need to be taken on daily walks, jogs, runs, bike rides, or any other means you have to get your dog moving. Taking your dog for a walk is an important ritual in keeping your dog mentally stable. A dog, as an animal, is a walker/traveller by instinct. Simply having a large patio or going out for five minutes is not going to satisfy this instinct in your dog. A lack of exercise allows the build-up of the mental energy which would otherwise be released in a proper walk, and permitting a dog to be pack leader can cause many behavioural problems in a dog, such as, but not limited to, hyper-activity, neurotic and/or obsessive-compulsive behavioursâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all of which are signs of a dog that is not mentally stable. An unstable dog is not a happy dog. Excitement in a dog is NOT a sign of happiness. Dogs that act very excitedly when their humans come home are showing signs of a lack of exercise and/or leadership. For a dog, excitement does not indicate happiness. In most cases it is a sign of a dog that is not mentally stable. When you come home after being gone, avoid speaking to your dog in an excited manner for a few minutes. Go and do something else first. When we see dogs as human, it is difficult to accept a dog's excitement as not being a sign of happiness, however, we must remember dogs are canines, not humans. Some people say that making a dog walk beside or behind them is mean. Those who believe this are seeing the dog as having human traits. It is actually crueller to assume your dog is just like you in his feelings and instincts and not see him as the canine animal that he is. Think outside the box and accept that your dog is an animal with different needs than a human, and enjoy a walk that makes sense for both of you.

SOCKS Socks is an adorable three- month-old puppy who was rescued from the perrera along with her siblings. She is a lovely dog who is currently weighing in at around four kilos, and she will stay small reaching a weight of no more than eight kilos. She is really lovely, very affectionate and great with other dogs and cats. If you think you could offer Socks a home, please call PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

News

Sad Find

The body of a six to sevenyear old boy believed to be a migrant trying to get to Europe was found washed up on a beach last Friday, in the municipality of Barbate on the Spain’s southern tip. A spokesman for the Madrid government based in Cadiz province, where Barbate is located, said:“The hypothesis is that he was a migrant,” he said, adding that the bodies of other people believed to be migrants travelling from North Africa had washed up on the coast farther east more than two weeks ago. Authorities are investigating “to see if there is any kind of link,” he said.

Lower Rates

Spanish airport taxes are to be cut by 11 percent over the next five years, which might mean cheaper flights depending upon how flight companies want to manage the saving. The first-ever Airports Regulation Document (DORA) was approved by the Council of Ministers in Madrid, with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy saying that Spain wants to become even more competitive in tourism. The industry generates 11 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product, and 13 percent of its jobs.

Friday 3rd February 2017

Life’s A Drag

Torrevieja’s annual National Drag Queen competition takes place tonight (Friday) in the Municipal Auditorium, as part of the Torrevieja Carnival 2017. It’s the ninth staging of the contest, which is already an audience sell-out, with the winner getting a thousand euro and a trophy for their

efforts. Two Torrevieja Carnival parades will take place later this month, with the afternoon procession being held on Sunday February 19th starting at 4.00 pm from Plaza de María Asunción, with the night event on Saturday February 25th, also beginning at the same start point at 10.00 pm.

Come On Down

Free paella, drinks, and a souvenir T-shirt is available this morning (Friday February 3rd) for anybody who comes along to Cala Bosque Beach in La Zenia

to volunteer for a bit of clearing up. The session, organised by Orihuela council’s International Residents department, will run between 10.30 am and

1.30 pm, and will involve getting rid of plastic and other rubbish that has washed onto the beach a Cala Bosque, as well as two other locations.

Ramirez Delay

Everybody Out Spanish schools will be hit by strike action on Thursday March 9th as part of a bid to pressure the national government into scrapping the unpopular education reform, known as the LOMCE. Protests will be staged by Spain's major unions; teaching unions, PTA groups; and student organisations. The LOMCE, introduced by former education minister José Ignacio Wert, has been slammed by schools across

the country as a method of 'weeding out' weaker students at a very early age, with critics saying that it effectively splits Spain's young adults into 'top academic hopefuls' and 'factory fodder'. Opponents say that this condemns late bloomers, or highly-intelligent pupils who do not flourish under the mainstream school system, to a life of low-qualified jobs when they may have been capable of going to university.

April’s court date for San Fulgencio’s mayor, Carlos Ramirez, on corruption charges has been put back to September. As reported in last week’s Courier, the Partido Popular mayor

faces being barred from public office for nine years if he is found guilty and the court accepts the sentence call from the anti-corruption prosecutor. Ramirez was due to appear before

an Orihuela court in April to give evidence over allegations that he pumped in 190 thousand euro of public money as a subsidy into a football club that he was involved with.

Friday 3rd February 2017

Homes & Gardens

Friday 3rd February 2017

Jobs to do in February Top tips As long as the ground isn't frozen, the key job for this month is to cultivate and prepare seedbeds, covering them with clear polythene, cloches or fleece to warm up the soil before sowing. Sowing and planting Fruit Take delivery of and plant fruit trees, bushes, canes and vines if the soil isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t frozen. Vegetables Chit seed potato tubers as soon as you have them. From mid-February onwards sow tomato and cucumber seed for greenhouse growing. Plant out garlic and shallots in light soils only; heavy soils need longer to warm up. If you have light (sandy) soil and live in a mild part of the country, you can sow broad beans, carrots, parsnips, early beetroot, bulb onions, lettuces, radish, peas, spinach and summer cabbages outside under cloches. Peas can be sown in the greenhouse in old (but clean) guttering that has had drainage holes drilled in the bottom. Plant Jerusalem artichoke tubers. Pruning and training

(12in) if not done already. This is your last chance to winter prune red/white currants and gooseberries. Problems Slugs can pose a threat, and slug controls are necessary now, as always. Place mice controls near stored vegetables and any in the ground still. Protect brassicas from pigeon damage. Pick yellowing leaves off Brussels sprouts and other brassicas promptly, to prevent spread of grey mould and brassica downy mildew. Remove all remaining plant debris from the vegetable plot. Digging-over in winter exposes soil pests to frost and bird predators. Clear the ground under trees and bushes of weeds. Last chance to winter wash trees and bushes. Remove any rotten stored fruit. Spray against peach leaf curl for a second time.

Cover outdoor, soil-grown strawberries with cloches for an earlier crop. Tip back summer-fruiting raspberry canes to 15cm (6in) above their top support wire. Apply a top dressing of sulphate of potash to all fruit if not done last month. Vegetables

Fruit Untie festooned fruit tree branches that have set into position. Prune citrus trees. This is your last chance to winter prune apples, pears, medlars and quinces. This is your last chance to prune established autumnfruiting raspberries. Prune back newly planted raspberries back to 30cm

General care Fruit Protect almond, peach, apricot and nectarine blossom from frost, but make sure insects can access the flowers for pollination. Untie festooned fruit tree branches that have set into position. Harvest citrus fruit when ready.

Cultivate and prepare seedbeds, covering them with clear polythene, cloches or fleece to warm up the soil before sowing. Plan a crop rotation system for your vegetable plot. Rake in lime if you have acid soil. Prepare new asparagus beds. Feed spring cabbages with high nitrogen feeds. Dig over new beds, but try to avoid digging in wet weather.

Friday 3rd February 2017

Food & Drink

Minestrone Soup Everyone loves a good minestrone and this is nothing like the stuff you buy in cans. INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp olive oil 200g streaky bacon, cut into thin strips 1 onion, sliced 2 carrots, diced 200g celeriac, diced 2 celery sticks, sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 150ml red wine 1.2 litres chicken stock 1 Parmesan rind (optional) 1 ham bone (optional) 1 tsp dried oregano 1 sprig of rosemary 400g can cannellini or borlotti beans, drained and rinsed 50g spaghetti, broken into pieces 1 tomato, finely chopped 2 leeks, cut into rounds ¼ green cabbage (Savoy, green pointed) or a bunch of cavolo nero or chard, shredded 1 large courgette, sliced 4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese, for sprinkling a few basil leaves, to garnish flaked sea salt (optional) freshly ground black pepper METHOD Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the bacon and fry it over a medium

heat until it’s well browned and has given off plenty of fat, then add the onion, carrots, celeriac and celery. Turn down the heat and gently cook the veg for a few minutes, just until they take on some colour, then add the garlic and cook for a further minute. Pour in the red wine and allow it to bubble furiously, stirring continuously to make sure you’ve scraped all the sticky bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken stock and the Parmesan rind and ham bone, if using, then sprinkle in the herbs. Bring the liquid to the boil, then turn down the heat and cook for 5 minutes. Add the beans, spaghetti and tomato and cook for a further 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning – the soup may be very salty from the bacon and ham bone, but add salt if necessary as well as plenty of black pepper. Add the green vegetables and simmer gently until they and the spaghetti are tender. Remove the ham bone, rosemary sprig and Parmesan rind from the soup and serve straight away sprinkled with grated Parmesan and some basil leaves.

San Marzano tomato pizza Ingredients For the pizza dough 800g/1lb 14oz '00' flour 200g/7oz semolina flour 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp caster sugar 14g/½oz dried yeast 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 650ml/1 pint 2fl oz water For the topping 2 x 400g/14oz tins San Marzano tomatoes 2 large cow’s milk mozzarella balls, grated 3 tbsp olive oil 3 tbsp peanut oil sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 large handful basil leaves 200g/7oz prosciuto, torn into pieces, optional 50g/1¾oz rocket leaves, optional Method To make the dough, place the flours, salt, sugar and yeast into a large bowl and stir. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the water, gradually mixing in the flour to form a soft dough.

Tip out and knead on an oiled work surface for about 10 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic. Place it into a bowl, cover and leave to rise for 24 hours. Preheat the oven to its highest temperature. Place a heavy baking tray or pizza stone in the oven and allow it to heat. Remove the dough from the bowl and knead for a couple of minutes, then divide into four pieces. Allow to rest for five minutes, then stretch each piece over your hands to form a disc about 5mm/¼in thick. Place the circles of dough onto upturned floured baking trays or a pizza peel if you have one. Place the tinned tomatoes into a food processor and blend to a purée. Spoon the tomato purée thinly over the pizzas, scatter over the grated mozzarella, then drizzle over the oils. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Slide each pizza off the

baking tray directly onto the heated baking tray or pizza stone in the oven and cook for 5 -10 minutes, or until goldenbrown and crisp.

To serve, scatter the basil leaves, rocket and prosciuto (if using) over the pizza and drizzle with a little more peanut oil and enjoy.

Food & Drink

Friday 3rd February 2017

Roast monkfish with cumin and coriander spice and a baked aubergine purée Ingredients 2 large aubergines 2 tbsp cumin seeds 2 tbsp coriander seeds olive oil, for frying 100ml/3½fl oz double cream 2 lemons, zest of 1, juice of both salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 x 200g/7oz monkfish fillets, skinned melted butter, for basting 100g/3½oz green olives, pitted 1 tbsp capers, drained 6 salted anchovies 1 red chilli, finely chopped 5 tbsp olive oil ½ bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped celery leaves, to garnish Method For the aubergine, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Put the aubergines over an open flame and burn the skins. When scalded all over, place the aubergines on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes, or until cooked. Remove the aubergines from the oven and leave to cool. When the aubergines are cool, cut them down the middle and scoop out the creamy flesh – taking care not to pick up any of the toasted black skin. Using a sharp knife, chop the aubergine until it forms a rough purée. Transfer to a sieve set over a large bowl and leave to drain in the fridge overnight. Toast the cumin and coriander seeds, either in a dry frying pan set over a low heat or in an oven preheated to 180C/350F/Gas 4 (this will take 8-10 minutes). When toasted, remove from the heat and leave to cool. Blend the toasted seeds in a spice grinder to form a powder. Pass through a fine sieve to remove any bigger pieces.

Heat a little olive oil in a saucepan and stir in one and a half tablespoons of the toasted spice powder. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the drained aubergine and, when hot, add the double cream, lemon zest and a splash of the lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir through and set aside. Dust the monkfish fillets in the remaining spice mixture. Heat a splash of olive oil in a non-stick frying pan set over a medium heat and cook the fillets for 6-8 minutes, turning all the time so that the spices do not burn. Remove from the pan

and baste the fish in melted butter and a squeeze of lemon juice. Set aside to rest. To make a dressing, finely chop the green olives, capers, anchovies and red chillies. Mix together in a large bowl with the olive oil, remaining lemon juice and chopped parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, reheat the aubergine purée, if necessary, and place a spoonful on each plate. Slice the monkfish and place on top with the dressing spooned over. Garnish with the celery leaves.

Friday 3rd February 2017

Baked Toffee Cheesecake Ingredients For the base 200g digestive biscuits, crushed 2tbsp cocoa 55g (2oz) buttery spread, melted For the filling 400g single cream cheese 200ml tub half fat crème fraîche 85g caster sugar 1 tbsp cornflour 3 eggs 1½ tsp vanilla extract 397g can Carnation Caramel Method Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4. Double wrap the outside of the cake tin in clingfilm. Mix the crushed biscuits in a bowl with the cocoa and buttery spread thoroughly then lightly press into the base of the tin. Chill for 10 minutes. Whisk the cream cheese, crème fraîche, sugar, cornflour, eggs and vanilla (use an electric hand whisk or blender if you have one). Pour the filling over the biscuit base. Sit the cheesecake in a roasting tin. Beat the caramel in a small bowl and then gently swirl into the creamy filling. Pour very hot water into the roasting tin to come halfway up the sides of the cake tin. Bake in the centre of the oven for 45 minutes. Turn off the oven, without opening the door, and leave for 1 hour to set. Cool and then chill for 4 hours or overnight. Remove from the tin and serve. The secret to the sticky but creamy texture of this cheesecake is in the gentle heating in the bain marie (or water bath). Cooling the cheesecake slowly in the oven helps to prevent the top cracking. Try serving this with blueberry compote and more half fat crème fraîche.

Food & Drink

Friday 3rd February 2017

Health

Friday 3rd February 2017

UK Cervical cancer screening attendance hits 19 year low Cervical screening tests are a vital method of preventing cancer through the detection and treatment of abnormalities in the cervix, but new research shows that the number of women using this service has dropped to a 19 year low. Charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust has found that the number of women attending potentially life-saving cervical screening tests in England is falling. The research, obtained by a series of Freedom of Information requests sent to every local authority in England, found that over 1.12 million women did not attend a cervical screening test in the last year. Around nine women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each day in the UK. Cervical screening tests are not mandatory but are offered by the NHS to women aged between 25 and 64 in England. People aged between 25 and 49 are invited to attend cervical screenings every three years, which increases to every five years for women aged between 50 and 64. Robert Music, chief executive of Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, said the charity is particularly concerned about women aged between 25 and 29, as one in three of people in this age group have been found not to take up their invitation for a smear test and cervical cancer is most common in women under the age of 35. This age group showed the lowest number of women attending their free screening. The charity also found that more than half of women had either delayed or not attended their appointment for a cervical screening test, with nearly one in four delaying the process for over a year, and nearly one in 10 not attending at all. A third of women in this age group had simply put it off, while 27 per cent worried the test would be embarrassing, and 25 per cent thought it would be painful. Of the women who admitted to putting the test off or not attending an appointment, more than half said they would like to able to attend a GP clinic of their choice, such as

somewhere close to work, for the screening. Others cited the wish to attend a walk in appointment at a sexual health clinic or the chance to self-test at home. The research also highlighted a lack of effort from authorities in a number of areas in trying to increase the attendance of women for the tests.

A total of 66 local authorities and 123 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across the country were found to have undertaken no activity over the past two years, while the provision of cervical screening through sexual health services has been significantly reduced in some areas.

Shark-inspired drug may help treat fibrosis, researchers say Australian scientists hope a drug that mimics part of a shark's immune system may help treat an incurable lung disease. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) scars lung tissue, causing breathing to become progressively harder. It kills more than 5,000 people each year in the UK alone, according to the British Lung Foundation. Researchers hope a new drug, inspired by an antibody in the blood of sharks, can begin human trials next year. The drug, AD-114, was developed by researchers at Melbourne's La Trobe University and biotechnology company AdAlta. Initial testing successfully targeted fibrosis-causing cells by creating a human protein that imitated the shark's antibody, according to Dr Mick Foley, from the La Trobe Institute for

Molecular Science. "Fibrosis is the end result of a lot of different insults and injuries," he told the BBC. "This molecule can kill the cells that cause fibrosis." Debilitating symptoms IPF symptoms include shortness of breath, especially during exercise, which gradually gets worse, and a persistent dry cough. There is currently no cure so treatment focuses on trying to relieve symptoms and slow its progression. The US Food and Drug Administration this month designated AD-114 an "orphan drug" - a move which gives tax breaks to companies attempting to find treatments for diseases. Dr Foley, who is also AdAlta's chief scientific officer, said the company had raised A$10 million (£6m; $7.5m) since being

listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in August. It intends to use the money to take the drug to human trials in 2018. AD-114 does not involve injecting shark blood, which the human body would reject, Dr Foley said. Other potential uses In laboratory tests, the drug also showed potential to treat other forms of fibrosis. This included, for example, people suffering from liver disease and age-related eyesight degeneration, Dr Foley said. He added no sharks had been harmed in the process. A single blood sample was extracted from a wobbegong shark at Melbourne Aquarium, . "It would be very nice to say one day that 'this person is alive because of what the sharks told us,'" Dr Foley said.

Health

Friday 3rd February 2017

Boosting the Immune System with Vitamin D Did you know that there were no public studies done to determine the safety and effectiveness of the flu vaccine before introduction to the public? Needless to say that there are no valid scientific studies that demonstrate that flu vaccines actual work. The reality is that every year more and more people receive the flu vaccine, yet there is no correlating decrease in the yearly rate of infection. Instead, there is solid evidence that vaccines cause severe disease. The main danger of flu vaccines is that the contain deadly chemicals such as mercury and highly inflammatory materials from gluten, soy and animal tissue. There is substantial evidence that vaccines are the cause of the rising incidence of allergies seen today. Infections increase in the winter months due to low levels of vitamin D resulting from low winter sunlight. Sunlight converts a compound in the skin into precursors of Vitamin D. Vitamin D plays a significant role in maintaining health and is well known for keeping the bones strong. But Vitamin D is also critical for the immune system. Studies show that White blood cells convert Vitamin D into the active form Calcitriol which is necessary for producing proteins that destroy bacteria such as tuberculosis bacteria.

A landmark study has also demonstrated that the formidable protective cells in the body called T cells are very reliant on Vitamin D to maintain their protection of the body. T cells are the primary defence cells in the body with the capacity to

destroy a broad range of microorganisms, including viruses. These D cells have antennae that are receptive to Vitamin D and continually seek out Vitamin D, which attaches to the antenna and activates them. And as long as these defence cells can find and attach themselves to Vitamin D, they will remain healthy and perform their job. Another study showed that women with low levels of vitamin D are five times more likely to suffer from cancer than women with normal levels of Vitamin D. Low levels of Vitamin D is a feature of every type of cancer. Vitamin D is known to regulate cell growth and stop the spread of abnormal cancer cells. The best source of Vitamin D is sunlight, and only about 15 - 20 minutes of summer sun is required to receive the necessary daily dose of Vitamin D. Vitamin D supplements are helpful in the winter months, even in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, where the winter months although bright and sunny, are too cold for adequate sun exposure. The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin is about 10 - 15 IU daily. Pure Vitamin D liquid is preferable to Vitamin D tablets. Call 965071745 For A Whole Body Diagnostic Scan

Anxiety and depression linked to increased cancer death risk "Depression linked to higher chance of dying from cancer." Analysis of English and Scottish data found a link between mental distress and cancer mortality, which remained even after other factors such as smoking were taken into account. However, you definitely should not assume this means lots of people with mental health problems will get cancer, or that mental distress causes cancer. The researchers say that only 8% of people with mental distress went on to die from colorectal cancer, one of the more common cancers. There are a lot of reasons why mental health might affect the risk of death from cancer. The researchers tried to take account of some of these, for example links with smoking

and exercise. But they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have information about other factors, such as decisions to seek help for cancer symptoms. People with mental distress might get diagnosed later, or be less inclined to go along with treatment. Possible biological links to cancer include raised levels of inflammation in the body due to psychological stress. An important point the study does raise is that physical health and mental health are connected at a fundamental level. Poor mental health can affect you physically and vice versa. Depression and anxiety are illnesses that can, and should, be treated. If you or someone you know is suffering mental distress, talk to your GP.

Friday 3rd February 2017

Fashion

10 LESSONS FOR YOUNG DESIGNERS 10 Lessons for young Designers by WGSN Editor Sarah Owen There are some universal truths that stand the test of time. For John C. Jay, those truths involve ten guiding lessons for young, budding designers. The former Creative Director at Wieden+Knennedy segued from the ad world to the brand world when he took on the role of President of Global Creative at Uniqlo in 2014. The industry veteran has produced some of the most progressive work today helping brands such as Nike, pivot into a global success story. At Cannes Lions 2016, the communications guru reflected on a few key learnings. The most important? “Don’t work for stupid people,” he said. “Stupidity is like the flu, or a virus, and soon they’re coughing all over you and you’re affected.” Note these lessons down and check in with them regularly: 1. Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do. 2. Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort. 3. Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral. 4. Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough. 5. Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know. 6. Being original is still king, especially in this tech-driven, group-grope world. 7. Try not to work for stupid people or you’ll soon become one of them. 8. Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them. 9. The Golden Rule actually works. Do good. 10. If all else fails, No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career WGSN Subscribers should look out for the full, in-depth retail and intelligence reports live on the site. Follow WGSN editor Sarah Owen for live updates on Twitter. www.wgsn.com/ @sarahsarahowen

Travel

Friday 3rd February 2017

The Agrupa Vicenta Mines

By Adriana Pavlikova The sleepy town of La Unión, located in the province of Murcia, was, in days gone by, one of the most important mining districts in the whole of Spain. At this time in its history, practically the entire town’s population worked in the mining sector, with more than 40,000 men and children toiling underground for hours on end to earn a meagre living. Many of these workers flocked to the town in search of employment from the southern province of Andalucía and brought with them their love of traditional flamenco music and dance. Whilst at work, they would often sing desperate songs about their life in the mines, highlighting the terrible working conditions, hunger, illnesses and accidents that were the norm for those that worked underground. This is where the now world-famous ‘Cante de las Minas’ flamenco festival of La Unión originates from. The cluster of mines that contains the Agrupa Vicenta mines is situated within the Sierra Minera, a small mountain range that sits north of the town. Over 2,000 years ago the Romans and Carthaginians extracted silver from this area, but, more recently, these mines were exploited for their zinc, iron, lead and in particular their pyrite. Pyrite (FeS²), often referred to as ‘Fool’s gold’, is similar to gold in colour, appearance and structure. It is an iron sulphide and is used to obtain sulphuric acid. The mining boom in La Unión was at its peak around 1869 but continued until the closure of the working mines in 1971.

The Agrupa Vicenta mines were reopened in 2010, not for mining purposes, but as a major tourist attraction. Millions of euro have been invested to recover the mines and to develop the area for tourists to visit. The Sierra Minera is an expanse of 50,000m², now open for the public to visit and learn about how the mining process worked in its entirety. You can discover how the minerals were extracted, washed, concentrated and how the metal was obtained. The main tourist attraction of this area is the Agrupa Vicenta Mines, which consists of five subterranean levels, 2,400m² of underground chambers, vaults, pillars plus an 80m deep underground lake, making these mines one of the biggest that are open to visit in the whole of Europe. The mines have been converted into a museum complete with audiovisuals, special effects, lighting and theatrics that help to create an idea of how it was to work in the mines 150 years ago. Inside you can see the rails where wagons transported minerals to the unloading area, the mining keys (structures made from pine timber that support the roof), pyrite crystals on the walls of the caves and the impressive and eerie underground red lake that covers the 5th level of the mines. This lake is the water that has infiltrated from outside and has accumulated on

the ground. It is approximately 3 – 5m deep, is a deep red colour from the pyrite, looks like thick chocolate, but has a pH of 2.8. For those that wish to visit the mines with a tour guide that speaks English, an appointment must be made in advance. This can be done by telephoning 902 520 014. For further information, please visit www.parqueminerodelaunion.es

Friday 3rd February 2017 Events Calendar

TAKE THE BUS TO THE MEDIEVAL MARKET

Friday 3 February, 2017 Orihuela Costa “Clean up the Coast”. Free Paella, drinks and a commemorative T-Shirt for helping clean up the beaches. Torrevieja National Drag Queen contest. Friday 3 to Sunday 5 February, 2017 Orihuela Medieval Market. Friday 10 to Sunday 12 February, 2017 Alicante Caravan Show, IFA Alicante. Sunday 12 February, 2017 Rojales Amor Fino, voice and piano concert, Centro Cultural de Ciudad Quesada.

Medieval Markets are not an uncommon occurrence in towns and cities across Spain, however, this weekend sees one of the most popular of all, largely due to it being held in the centre of one of the most historic locations in the area, Orihuela city. A special bus service has been provided by the town hall, leaving the Orihuela Costa and picking up at Entre Naranjos, with a fixed price of 5,40€ return. The bus departs from Playa Flamenca (Mercadona roundabout) at 11:00 am, it will go to Entrenaranjos, and take passengers to the Ociopia Commercial Centre in Orihuela Town, within walking distance of the market location. The bus then returns at 7pm, dropping off at Entrenaranjos and continuing to the coast. You have to book your place however, which can be done at the Tourist Information office in Playa Flamenca, or telephoning 96 676 00 00, ext 32 or the International Residents office, ext 24. Whilst in Orihuela, there are also other events and guided tours taking place, offering the opportunity to visit such stunning locations as Orihuela Cathedral, the Gothic Tower, the Medieval Room and the Museum of Sacred Art, amongst others, with more information available from the tourist department.

Sunday 19 February, 2017 Rojales Coral Bella Torrevieja, voice and piano concert, Centro Cultural de Ciudad Quesada. Torrevieja Carnival Procession. Saturday 25 February, 2017 Torrevieja Night Carnival Procession. Rojales Carnival 2017. Saturday 4 to Monday 6 March, 2017 Alicante Health, Hair and Beauty Show, IFA Alicante. Friday 17 March, 2017 Orihuela Costa St Patrick´s Day Parade, Cabo Roig. Saturday 18 March, 2017 Torrevieja Classical Concert. International Auditorium. Rossini, Mozart and Beethoven classical concert by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Torrevieja. Thursday 13 to Monday 17 April, 2017 Santa Pola Medieval Market with special Dark Dragon.

The Marina Alta coastline presents its virtues in a time-lapse Marina Alta is filled with secret places. An array of beaches, coves and cliffs unfold in a lovely time-lapse that captures the beauty of Benissa, Moraira and Xàbia. Through these locations, the Costa Blanca offers a glimpse of its rugged coastline. The first is Benissa, a town that has adapted successfully to tourist demand without having to sacrifice its spectacular landscape of turquoise waters and mountains leading into the sea. Its medieval urban center has preserved its essence alongside a tourist infrastructure well prepared for the practice of water sports. Next, the video features Moraira Castle on the beach, the symbol of the town, and the privileged setting of a place that has not lost its fishing roots. Here history and customs coexist with tourism demand in exemplary fashion. The town has prioritized sustainable development in the face of mass tourism, a fact that can be appreciated in the quality of its turquoise-blue waters. Xàbia is nestled between the capes of La Nao and San Antonio. The time-lapse lingers on the latter, presenting the spectacular lighthouse that crowns the cliffs. The video moves between beaches and gorgeous coves, providing a glimpse of the three settings into which Xàbia is divided: the town, the port and El Arenal. The old city has maintained its curious medieval layout and grid of narrow streets, white facades, arched gates, Gothic windows and iron latticework. You can view the stunning time-lapse video of the area on You Tube, just search for "Benissa-Moraira-Xàbia- Vídeo Timelapse Comunitat Valenciana"

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TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

I have one big question to pose after the return of the crazy series that is Fortitude to Sky Atlantic, and that is why would anybody want to live in this north Norwegian outpost, where people are just dying in most extraordinary ways? It even makes parts of the West Midlands look quite normal! Two years on from the first series (which saw most of the star cast meet their maker), we have a mixture of people going silly through an ancient virus frozen in time that's surfacing to cause havoc. That includes a bloke having his head neatly sliced like a piece of Serrano ham; the town's sheriff being discovered in a semi-state of madness after spending days in the cold wild; and a violent robbery to steal some carrots from the local supermarket! Dennis Quaid has joined series two (presumably to boost international sales of which there were plenty back in 2015), whilst Sophie Grabol is still around as the town's governor with little or no control. The photography looks great on location in Iceland, but I'll spoil your image of Fortitude by saying that the interiors were shot in

London in Hayes, Hackney, Chiswick, and Bromley! It's nutty fun, but almost so bizarre and improbable that there's nothing really that the producers can come up with to jolt me, but I wait to proven wrong. Nuts is good at times, though the script has clichés all over it. Nevertheless think of this as a British version of the bonkers American Horror Story, and that's done OK for itself. A personal tickle moment from Fortitude was seeing Ken Stott playing an Oslo official speaking in a Norwegian accent that reminded me of the Swedish chef from the Muppets! Just sit back and wallow in this enjoyable nonsense. Call The Midwife is brilliant at whisking us back to the sixties, but I didn't realise that the new season on BBC 1 could get so personal with the emergence of the drama's first regular baddie in the shape of new Nonnatus House boss, Sister Julienne, played by Dame Harriet Walker. It's almost like having a panto villain in Poplar, and if her face turned to a smile, it would break into a thousand pieces. It's a smart change in the comfy dynamic of this always reliable drama, but

Fortitude Madhouse Julienne reminds me of a Catholic nun that was headmistress of my infant school back in the sixties. She was a vile piece of work that terrified teachers and children alike, but don't you just get the feeling that since it is Call The Midwife, that Sister Julienne's mask might eventually slip, and everybody will live happily ever after? The show also scores by continuing to cover contentious issues that are still relevant today, along with a bit of humour to lift our spirits before we make another handkerchief grab. This continues to be perfect Sunday night evening, and it's no surprise that it'll continue to be on BBC screens until at least 2020, when we hope that Sister Julienne might have just lightened up! Perhaps the good old Sister may have been praying for a decent UK Eurovision Song Contest for this May's showdown in Kiev, and those prayers may well have been answered in last Friday's BBC 2 decision show, hosted flawlessly by Mel Gieldroyc. Putting aside the hysterical shouting of the three judges (including Bruno Tonioli in hyper mode), who thought that every song and singer

were akin to the greatest ever in the history of popular music, up popped ex-X Factor contender, and now West End musical theatre performer Lucie Jones, with a stonking good ballad called Never Give Up On You. Cowritten by the Danish Eurovision winner of 2013, Emmelie de Forest, you knew within a minute that

this was the entry to go for, and Lucie used her performance skills from the likes of Les Misérables to seriously deliver. This is easily the best entry since Jade Ewen sang It's My Time written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren back in 2009 which finished fifth. and these days she's also on the West End musical stage. Nobody

would be mad enough to assume this year's entry will be in the top five, but this surely deserves to finish in at least the top half of the table after the BBC really made a serious effort this time round to find a decent song and singer. Memo to the Beeb: - If this song is dumped on in May, then don't bother next year and save some money!

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ITV this week announced that Mammoth Screen’s critically-acclaimed and popular detective drama Endeavour has been recommissioned for a fifth series. The latest chapter of the Inspector Morse prequel series will be extended to run as six feature-length films for transmission in 2018. Charting the career of the young Endeavour Morse, the hit series has gone from strength to strength since its first outing as a one-off film to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Inspector Morse in 2012. The new series, which will be set in 1968 and continue to be written by creator Russell Lewis, will go into production this Spring.

Shaun Evans (The Scandalous Lady W) is set to reprise his role as the young Morse, starring alongside acclaimed stage and screen actor Roger Allam (The Missing) as Endeavour’s senior officer, Detective Inspector Fred Thursday. Also returning will be series regulars Dakota Blue Richards (Skins) as WPC Shirley Trewlove, Anton Lesser (Game Of Thrones) as Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright and Abigail Thaw (I Want My Wife Back) as Dorothea Frazil. The announcement follows the successful launch of the fourth series earlier this month, which received critical praise and impressive viewing

figures despite strong competition on BBC1. Marking the 30th anniversary of Inspector Morse on ITV, the first episode, which aired on Sunday 8 January, pulled in a consolidated rating of 6.8m and 24% share, which is the biggest audience since 2014 and up on the year on year average by half a million viewers. Creator, Russell Lewis said: “The prospect of creating further chapters in Morse’s secret history is always exciting, but expanding our quartet of investigations to a sextet gives us the opportunity to deliver a truly epic year in the life of Colin Dexter’s immortal creation.”

Friday Debbie decides to move in with Moira, but her day takes an unwelcome turn when PC Swirling takes her down to the police station for questioning. Later, Charity risks her own trouble with the law when she spots a man in an expensive car and decides to scam him. She also asks for Frank's help, but what's her game? Meanwhile, Rebecca visits Lachlan in Youth Offenders as Chrissie remains in hospital. What is she planning? Elsewhere, Tracy tries to drum up support for her book club. Also today, Doug gets angry over the rude notes in the honesty box. Monday Charity and Frank put a cunning plan into action as they descend on an empty Home Farm and pose as a couple who want to purchase diamonds. It doesn't take long for Charity to snatch a few diamonds, but she and Frank are forced to do a runner when the jeweller notices that he's short. Hoping they've got away with it, Charity and Frank share a kiss but their new partnership ends up turning sour. Tuesday The Dingles' mystery visitor gets disturbed when Sarah is surprised to find an unwell woman hiding out in the barn. Sarah is keen to help and sneaks some food and cough medicines out to her. In return for her kindness, Sarah receives a compact mirror from her. Meanwhile, Chrissie is suspicious over the sud-

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Friday 3rd February 2017 den increase in money available for Sarah's treatment and confronts Charity over its source, forcing her to confess all. Chrissie threatens to call the police on Charity, but Rebecca Friday In a bid to sort out and Lawrence try to stop her sister's love life, Leanne secretly replies to that from happening. a text from 'Fred' on Wednesday Sarah contin- Toyah's phone, inviting him ues to grow closer to the round to the flat. Dingles' mystery visitor. Later, Leanne opens the Concerned for the woman, door and is bemused to Sarah steals money from find Peter there. Will the cafe's collection box to Leanne put two and two together? help her. Meanwhile, secretly planning to propose to Leanne, Nick asks her to meet him at the Bistro to discuss the staff rota. Eva finds Nick waiting alone in the Bistro for Leanne. When Nick reveals his proposal plans, Meanwhile, Lawrence tries Eva is thrilled. to call a halt to hostilities between Charity and But with the secret out Chrissie, even agreeing to about Toyah and Peter, reimburse Chrissie for the has Leanne done a disapstolen cash so they can pearing act? draw a line under it. Elsewhere, Charity tries to tempt Frank into teaming up again, but Debbie wants nothing more to do with her mum. Thursday When Sarah's stealing gets exposed, she's forced to come clean to Debbie about the mystery woman in the barn. Debbie goes to investigate but she's already gone. Later, it's revealed that the woman is now staying at the B&B. When confronted, the woman collapses and paramedics have to be called. Amid the chaos, the woman's identity is finally revealed - but who is she and what does she want?

As Rosie drags her vast amount of luggage into the house, she talks non-stop nonsense. Kevin and Sophie are amused, while Anna wonders what's hit her. But it seems Rosie's return has brought more trouble for Kevin when the police arrive with a warrant to search the house. Explaining that they have reason to believe there are illegal drugs in the house, the police search Rosie and Sophie's luggage. What has Rosie been caught up in? Later, Kevin admits to Sophie that he's in financial straits because of her medical bill, the loss of the tow truck and the fire at the garage. Sophie feels terrible. Rosie then shows the contents of her toilet bag to Sophie, explaining it's just some treats for her boyfriend's mate in Manchester - but what exactly are the 'treats'?

Meanwhile, Tyrone lays the law down to Kevin and tells him that in order to turn the business around, they need to reduce the workforce and sack Sophie. Kevin is stunned.

Later, Kevin admits to Sophie that he's in financial straits because of her medical bill, the loss of the tow truck and the fire at the garage. Sophie feels terrible.

Monday With things still tense between him and Anna over the compensation claim, Tyrone adds to Kevin's woes by reminding him that he needs to sack Sophie. Sophie arrives home from Miami and drags Kevin outside, telling him that she's brought him a surprise. Kevin is thrilled when Rosie emerges from the taxi.

Wednesday Adam winds Daniel up about his lack of experience with women, so when Sinead asks Daniel if he would like to join her in the factory again, he snaps at her and leaves her embarrassed. When Chesney then invites her for dinner in the Bistro, Sinead accepts.

that she resorts to drastic lengths to find some money, wanting them both to enjoy a night out with his friend Beanbag. Monday Emerald is leaving Albert Square today, so Vincent invites Denise over to say goodbye at the farewell drinks he's organised. Emerald certainly doesn't go out quietly as she lectures Kim about her parenting, causing fresh family tension to erupt. How will Kim feel when Denise loyally defends her, despite their own recent rows?

When Lee asks where the money has come from, Whitney lies by claiming that she got it from Bianca. Jack starts to become suspicious over Glenda's intentions and shares this with Max, admitting that he can't work her out. However, this is the least of Jack's worries when he finally attends the inquest for Ronnie and Roxy's deaths.

Meanwhile, Shakil is in trouble at school and Carmel is disappointed in him. Shakil refuses to open up to Carmel, but he does pay a visit to Bex which ends in tears.

While Jack is gone, Glenda tries to give Amy a treat â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but it doesn't go down well when Jack arrives home and finds out what she's done. Jack is already shocked by the outcome of the report and it's not long before everything comes to a head for him.

Tuesday Babe's secret bad behaviour finally catches up with her, leading to huge repercussions and a new crisis for the Carters.

Dom and co are thrown into turmoil when they tend to a crash victim and are shocked when the patient brings the unexpected return of a familiar face to Holby.

Meanwhile, Whitney confides in Lauren about the current situation with Lee. After hearing some advice from her friend, Whitney confronts Lee about his payslip and is shocked when he tells her the truth.

Cain is upset over the mysterious woman's arrival.

Sorry for upsetting her, Daniel heads over to the factory to apologise and one things leads to another. An oblivious Chesney waits in the bistro for Sinead.

Thursday As the pressure on the Carters continues thanks to Babe's secret bad behaviour, she faces the music when Shirley and Johnny angrily confront her.

Meanwhile, Ashley is confused and lashes out as preparations continue to be made for him to move into full-time care. Ashley believes he's being kicked out of his own house.

Meanwhile, having been released by the police, Sophie and Rosie decide to sort out the mess they have found themselves in, but they are shocked by what they find out.

Later, Babe tries to make amends with the Carter family yet again. Can she worm her way back in? Meanwhile, Whitney is so desperate to cheer Lee up

With Jasmine eager to learn and Serena determined to mentor her in her own way, things take a nasty turn when Jasmine reveals some gut-wrenching news to a barely coping Serena. Wary of being the subject of gossip, Jac warns an openly demonstrative Matteo to keep quiet about their relationship.

Friday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 I Escaped to the Country 16:45 Royal Recipes 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Spy in the Wild This documentary reveals the painstaking work behind building the lifelike models, from first concept until they become `alive’ for the first time. 21:30 Room 101 Rob Beckett, Ross Kemp and Sophie Ellis-Bextor compete to have their pet hates and peeves consigned to Room 101. 22:00 Not Going Out Catching a ferry can be a stress-free experience if you leave enough time for the car journey.

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07:00 Flog It!: Trade Secrets 07:30 Wanted Down Under 08:15 Royal Recipes 09:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Countryfile 14:25 Beat the Brain 14:55 Landward 15:25 Italy Unpacked 16:25 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 17:25 A Place to Call Home 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great American Railroad Journeys 20:00 Big Dreams Small Spaces Monty meets two sets of gardeners who have unimaginable ambitions for their outdoor spaces. In Essex Denise has never ventured beyond the decking area behind her house. Meanwhile in Ipswich, a father and daughter plan to build a terraced allotment. 21:00 Mastermind Quiz 21:30 Only Connect The Psmiths take on the Oscar Men in this round three game.

22:30 Tracey Ullman’s Show The start of a fresh run of comedy sketches featuring the talented entertainer, who made her name in the UK in the early 1980s before settling for some time in the United States.

22:00 Birds of Paradise: The Ultimate Quest Frank Gardner and Benedict Allen set out on an incredible journey, through some of the most inhospitable terrain on the planet, to make it up into the cloud forest where birds of paradise live.

23:00 News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 00:25 Uncle 00:55 Film The Guardian (PG) 03:05 Weather for the Week Ahead 03:10 News

23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Davis Cup Tennis 02:00 Thailand: Earth’s Tropical Paradise 03:00 Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney 04:00 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 16:00 James Martin’s French Adventure 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Charity is up to her old tricks. 20:30 Coronation Street Curiosity kills the cat for Leanne.

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A New Life in the Sun 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News

21:30 Coronation Street Leanne feels completely betrayed.

21:00 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast Gogglebox participant and recently crowned Queen of the Jungle Scarlett Moffatt joins Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty at their cafe on Southend Pier. Inspired by a Moffatt family party favourite, Jamie helps Scarlett create the Scotch egg of her dreams and Jimmy rustles up a wild game feast in a traditional oven from Down Under and together with Jamie continues to wage war on food waste with a plan to get community fridges onto Britain's streets.

22:00 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories Barry Gibb reflects on his life and 50year career as a songwriter and singer, explaining how he has finally managed to come to terms with being the last surviving member of the Bee Gees.

22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Sean Lock and Joe Wilkinson take on Jon Richardson and Jayde Adams. David Baddiel joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters. Exec Prods: Richard Osman.

23:00 News 23:40 Fishing Impossible 00:10 The Wine Show 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Freeze Out 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 First Dates Hotel 01:10 Virtually Famous 01:55 Film - Savages (18) 04:10 No Offence 05:05 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

21:00 Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury The expert walker’s favourite river walk finds her in Devon, following the green tree canopy of water rapids along the East Lyn and Hoar Oak rivers, where they merge at Watersmeet. While in the county, Julia makes sure she finds time to enjoy a hard-earned cream tea.

Tracey Ullman's Show Friday - BBC One All of British life is here in the new series of Tracey Ullman’s Show. Delinquent Dame Judi Dench is back, but will being a national treasure be enough to save her this time? Nicola Sturgeon has her sights set on more than just Scotland; and Doctor Peluzzi can cure your bad knee and make you run faster than anyone else (but if anyone asks you to pee into a cup, get a friend to do it).

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Secrets of Eden 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Carry On Caravanning Ferret-loving friends Sally and Jayne take their 12 critters on holiday with them. Glammervanners plan a romantic Valentine’s weekend. Yorkshire man Glen heads to France with his caravan for the first time. Internet vlogger Dan plans his latest caravan video on the fascinating subject of toilet paper. 21:00 Monkeys Make You Laugh Out Loud Compilation show featuring clips of the funniest monkeys on the internet. Featuring monkey criminals, cheeky monkeys, monkeys vs cameras, monkeys out on the town, and monkeys acting like us humans. Monkey-loving comedians Dave Spikey, Ellie Taylor and Des Clarke are on hand to enjoy all the fun. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Emma Willis presents all of the drama from the CBB House as this series’s winner is named. 00:05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 SuperCasino 04:05 Celebrity Big Brother 05:45 Housebusters

07:00 You’ve Been Framed! 07:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed! 10:35 Psych 11:25 Scorpion 12:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 13:25 Emmerdale 14:30 You’ve Been Framed! 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Skyfall (14) 23:45 Family Guy14 ITV 3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart Is 09:25 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:50 A Touch of Frost 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:20 In Loving Memory 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple ITV 4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:55 The Saint 08:50 Quincy, M.E. 09:50 The Professionals 10:55 Ironside 12:00 Gunsmoke 13:05 Storage Wars Texas 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 Quincy, M.E. 16:00 Ironside 17:05 The Professionals 18:05 The Saint 19:10 Storage Wars Texas 20:10 Pawn Stars 21:05 Counting Cars 22:00 Film - Navy SEALS (15)

Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

There’s also a heartfelt song from Angela Merkel: she’s all on her own (apart from Birgit her faithful stylist - and a million refugees). With a guest star appearance from Ben Miller as Rupert Murdoch.

Birds Of Paradise: The Ultimate Quest Friday BBC Two BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner has dreamed of seeing Birds of Paradise since he was a young child. But that dream died in 2004 when Frank was shot by terrorists, and he has been using a wheelchair ever since. A chance meeting with explorer Benedict Allen changed everything. Thirty years ago Benedict lived in Papua New Guinea with the Niowra, a remote people. They thought he would live among them forever but he left the community. Intent on returning three decades later, Benedict pledges to take Frank with him. Together they set out on an incredible journey through some of the most inhospitable terrain on the planet, through swamps, mountains and crocodile infested waters, to make it up into the cloud forest where the birds live. Benedict is determined to get Frank there despite the wheelchair. But as they approach Benedict’s old village, brutal secrets from the past come back to haunt him. And Frank hears that in nearby hills he might get an early sighting of a Bird of Paradise. Pictured: Benedict Allen and Frank Gardner overlooking the rainforest, with the coast in the background. Taken on the journey from Wewak to Pagwi.

Friday - ITV

Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees joins Piers Morgan to look back on his fifty-year career as a songwriter and pop legend. He reflects on the untimely deaths of all three of his younger brothers - Robin, Maurice and Andy - and how he’s come to terms with being the last surviving member of the Bee Gees. Barry tells Piers how the group rose from child performers to global superstars in the wake of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. He reveals how a childhood accident nearly killed him, what really happened when he and his future wife sneaked into Dr Who's Tardis and gives his verdict when Piers serenades him with his falsetto voice.

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Super Bowl 51 Sunday BBC One Mark Chapman presents live coverage of Super Bowl 51 in Houston, American football’s showpiece event, which sees the NFC champions take on the winners from the AFC. Viewers from all over the globe will be tuning in - not just for the on-field sporting drama, but also for the glitz and glamour that surrounds the big game, including the eagerly-anticipated half-time show, which this year will feature Lady Gaga. Last year Denver Broncos came out on top, defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-10. However, neither side made it to the play-offs this year, so a different name will be engraved on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Expert analysis comes from former NFL stars Osi Umenyiora, Mike Carlson and Jason Bell.

Sunday - ITV

Lion Country: Night and Day

This brand new ITV documentary series offers a groundbreaking and intimate insight into the lives of two lion families in the Zambian bush. Lions are the world’s most social cats and their family dramas rival anything seen in a TV soap. This series follows two lion prides in extraordinary detail, following them night and day for six months in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, one of Africa’s last great wildernesses. Young cub Pip’s adventurous nature soon gets him into trouble as he wanders away from the pride. A lost, lonely young lion is easy prey for prowling leopards and hyenas. Meanwhile Pip’s cousins Ziggy and Prince have troubles of their own. They’ve survived an attack from a rival male lion, but now their mum Rosa is trying to re-join her pride. Ziggy and Prince’s new step-dads are far from happy. Following all the drama is a specialist camera team, camped deep in lion territory. They soon realise that they’re a little too close to the action when lions wander into their camp, forcing them to retreat to their tents. The team’s base in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia is one of the world’s last remaining refuges for lions. Over the last 20 years, the world’s lion population has decreased by 40% and the cubs in Zambia represent one of the last hopes for this endangered species.

Saturday TV 07:50 Film - Lady Luck (U). 09:25 Film - School for Scoundrels (U). 11:00 Britain’s Secret Seas. 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 13:00 A Cook Abroad. 14:00 Film - The Being of Importance Earnest (U). 15:30 Natural World. 16:30 World’s Most Homes. Extraordinary 17:30 Mastermind. 18:00 19:40 Let It Shine The University Challenge. 18:30 competition steps up a gear Only Connect. as the boys left in the contest must now perform in 19:00 Tennis: Davis Cup groups for the very first Canada v Great Britain. time. Each group collabo- Sue Barker presents live rates with one of the coverage of the second biggest names in British day’s doubles match as music - Olly Murs, Kaiser Great Britain take on Chiefs, Melanie C, Busted Canada in the first round of or Beverley Knight. the Davis Cup. Britain won the Davis Cup in 2015, lift21:25 Casualty The morning the trophy for the first ing of Charlie's wedding time since 1936, and arrives, and Cal and Ethan reached the semi-finals last wake hung-over following a year, losing to eventual winriotous the stag party. ners Argentina. However, the pair have no Commentary comes from memory of the previous Chris Bradnam, John Lloyd night's events and Jamie Baker. 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 The Best Dishes Ever 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 BBC 14:15 Six Nations Rugby: Preview 15:00 Live: Six Nations Rugby: Scotland v Ireland. 17:30 Final Score 18:30 News 18:50 Pointless Celebrities

22:15 Taboo After a duel at dawn takes a surprising turn, James Delaney is blackmailed into a dangerous mission that finds him in a deadly race against time. Elsewhere, Thorne’s jealousy intensifies into a vicious and spiritual realm, whilst animosity between the Crown and Company escalates to a new level. 23:15 News 23:30 Match of the Day 01:00 The NFL Show 01:35 Film Disconnect (15) 03:25 Weather for the Week Ahead 03:30 News

Army Dad’s 21:30 Corporal Jones is put to the test and the WalmingtonGuard Home on-Sea ensure that he is not found wanting. 22:00 QI XL Next. Sandi Toksvig hosts the ‘next’ episode of QI with Lucy Porter, Frankie Boyle, Ross Noble and Alan Davies. 22:45 Film - The Falling. 00:25 Film - Julie and Julia. (12) 02:20 Film - In Darkness (15). 04:35 This is BBC Two.

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07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Rebound 11:25 Guess This House 12:25 Judge Rinder 13:30 News 13:40 River Monsters 14:10 Tipping Point 15:15 Dance Dance Dance 16:45 News London 17:10 Live: Six Nations Rugby: England v France

07:20 The King of Queens 08:10 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:50 The Simpsons 12:50 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 13:55 Come Dine with Me 16:25 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 17:30 Location, Location, Location 18:30 Grand 20:00 Ninja Warrior UK Designs 19:30 News Which of the contestants will manage to conquer 20:00 Penelope Keith’s Mount Midoriyama and be Hidden Villages Penelope crowned the UK’s next travels to North Yorkshire, England’s largest county, Ninja Warrior? and the heart of a region 21:00 The Voice UK The that’s long been billed as spinning-chair singing con- “God’s own country” - with tent’s Blind Audition phase its dales, moors and continues into its fifth week, rugged coastline. as coaches Will.i.am, Great Canal Jennifer Hudson, Tom 21:00 Jones and Gavin Rossdale Journeys Timothy West Prunella Scales hunt for the nation’s next and embark on a journey into singing superstar. their pasts, via the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which 22:30 Through the celebrates its 200th Keyhole Cold Feet actor anniversary this year. Along John Thomson, Coronation the way, they visit the counStreet star Kym Marsh try's last surviving steam(Michelle Connor), and ITV powered textile mill and mainstay Stephen Mulhern meet acclaimed poet form the panel for another Simon Armitage. round of the home-invading guessing game. As ever, 22:00 Film - A Million Keith Lemon hosts, touring Ways to Die in the West A three more celebrity homes pistol-packing woman and challenging the star helps a cowardly farmer contestants back in the stu- find his inner courage, but dio to guess `who habitates when her outlaw husband in a house like this?’ rides into town seeking revenge, the farmer must 23:30 News 23:45 Film - put his newfound bravery to The Bourne Supremacy the test. (14) (14) 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Who’s Doing the 00:15 Film - Van Helsing Dishes? 04:50 ITV (14) 02:40 The Last Leg Nightscreen 03:35 Hollyoaks Omnibus

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 11:30 Film Kelly’s Heroes (PG). 14:10 Police Interceptors. 16:10 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door. 18:10 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords. 19:10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away.

07:00 CITV 10:25 Countrywise 11:00 Peston on Sunday 11:55 Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 12:25 The Voice UK 13:55 News 14:00 Live: Six Nations Rugby: Italy v Wales. 17:15 The Chase 18:15 Ninja Warrior UK 19:15 News

07:10 The King of Queens 08:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 14:30 The Simpsons 16:00 Film Step Up: All In (PG) 18:15 News 18:45 Film - Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Football 13:00 Benefit House 14:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 15:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 16:00 Film - Leap Year (PG) 17:50 Film - Around the World in 80 Days (PG)

19:30 Dance Dance Dance Alesha Dixon and Will Best host as the three remaining celebrity dance couples hope to impress with solo and duo routines made famous by Rihanna, Michael Jackson and Sia.

20:30 The Jump Davina McCall presents the celebrity winter sport show, with contestants Bradley Wiggins, Spencer Matthews, Robbie Fowler, Caprice, Jade Jones, Louis Smith, Kadeena Cox, Lydia Bright, Mark Dolan, Vogue Williams, Jason Robinson, Gareth Thomas, Josie Gibson and Emma Parker Bowles risking life and limb. The first challenge they face is a gruelling parallel slalom down a mountain course

The Film 20:05 Medallion Eddie is an indomitable Hong Kong cop who, after a near-fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion, is suddenly transformed into a Highbinder - an immortal warrior with superhuman powers. Eddie enlists the help of fellow agent Nicole to determine the secret of the medallion and face down the evil Highbinders who so desperately want it back. (14)

20:05 NCIS: Los Angeles. A smuggling case takes the NCIS team to Mexico to find missing hazardous materials. 21:00 NCIS. While visiting a pharmaceutical lab on a murder case, Abby is trapped with no communication to the outside world, after armed men take over the building and hold everyone hostage. 21:55 News 22:00 Football Highlights from the latest fixtures, which included Bristol City v Rotherham United, Ipswich Town v Reading, and Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa. 23:30 Heists On a cold November morning in 1983, armed robbers targeted the Brinks Mat security depot at the Heathrow International Trading Estate. This programme hears from police officers who followed the increasingly complex case, as it pieces together the legacy of the heist. 00:30 Police Interceptors. 01:00 Casino. 04:10 Celebrity Botched Up Bodies.

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Emmerdale Omnibus 09:50 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:20 Ninja Warrior UK 13:20 Take Me Out 14:25 You’ve Been Framed! 14:50 Film - Step Up 2 the Streets (PG) 16:55 Film - Inspector Gadget (PG) 18:30 Film Snow Dogs 20:35 Film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (14)

ITV 3 07:00 Murder, She Wrote 09:50 Columbo 11:55 Film - Carry on Jack (PG) 13:45 Lewis 15:50 Wycliffe 17:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 19:00 Midsomer Murders 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Midsomer Murders

ITV 4 07:00 The Professionals 08:55 The Saint 10:00 Bundesliga Football Highlights 11:00 I T V Racing: The Opening Show 12:00 Counting Cars 12:50 Pawn Stars PG 14:15 Barcelona’s European Glory 14:30 ITV Racing: Live from Sandown 17:00 Film - Superman (PG) 19:55 Mr Bean 21:00 River Monsters 22:05 Film Bullitt (15)

Sunday TV 07:00 The A to Z of TV Gardening 07:45 Big Dreams Small Spaces 08:45 An Island Parish 09:15 The Edible Garden 09:45 Countryfile 10:45 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15 Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day 12:45 Nigellissima 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Live: QuadSeries International Netball 15:45 Nitro Athletics 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Ski Sunday 20:30 Still Open All Hours 19:00 Six Nations Rugby Arkwright’s becomes a delivery point for people’s 20:00 City in the Sky Hannah meets up with the internet shopping. air traffic controllers who, at 21:00 Call the Midwife sometimes of the year, deal When a new government with over 1000 flights a day paper calling for the eradi- arriving at Atlanta - the cation of small hospitals in busiest airport in the world. favour of large general hospitals, Dr Turner and 21:00 Dragons’ Den An Shelagh are informed that entrepreneur gets emotionan inspection of the mater- al when pitching her lannity home will decide its guage teaching for kids fate. 22:00 Special Forces: 22:00 Apple Tree Yard Ultimate Hell Week The Yvonne’s life is turned contestants undergo trainupside down yet again ing by a Polish military offiwhen she is ripped away cer for the second stage of from her family, and arrest- the challenge. ed for the murder of George 23:00 Live at the Apollo Selway. 23:45 Women’s Six Nations 23:00 News 23:30 Match of Rugby 00:15 Davis Cup the Day 2 00:20 Live: NFL Tennis 01:45 Question Football Superbowl 05:00 Time 02:45 Holby City 03:45 This Is BBC Two Weather 05:05 News 07:00 Breakfast 08:25 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Homes Under the Hammer 15:15 Wanted Down Under 15:45 Escape to the Country 16:30 Songs of Praise 17:05 Spy in the Wild 18:05 Spy in the Wild 19:05 News 19:30 Countryfile

21:00 Lion Country: Night and Day Cameras follow two prides of lions in their territory of Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park over the course of six months. 22:00 The Good Karma Hospital Heartbroken and disillusioned, junior doctor Ruby Walker ditches her life in the UK for a fresh start at the Good Karma Hospital. 23:00 News 23:15 Peston on Sunday 00:15 AngloWelsh Cup Rugby Union 01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 Chopping Block 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

21:55 News 22:00 Homeland Saul goes to Abu Dhabi, Carrie delivers bad news and Quinn senses something. 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:00 Film - Magic Mike (14) 02:10 How to Lose Weight Well 03:05 Britain’s Billionaire Immigrants 04:00 Your Face Says It All 04:55 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures

22:00 When Live TV Goes Horribly Wrong Expect technical catastrophes, violent outbursts and some very awkward silences. From the The Wright Stuff to the day Lorraine Kelly was forced off the air. 01:05 Celebrity Botched 02:00 Bodies Up SuperCasino

10:00 The Voice UK 11:30 Coronation Street Omnibus 14:00 2Awesome 14:05 Guidance 14:40 Fame High 15:00 Third Wheel 15:30 LA Story 15:50 Film Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 17:40 Film - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 20:00 Film Evan Almighty 22:00 The Ibiza Weekender 23:30 Family Guy ITV 3 11:30 Murder, She Wrote 13:35 Columbo 15:45 Agatha Christie’s Marple 17:50 Wycliffe 18:55 This Time Next Year 20:00 Midsomer Murders 22:00 Tonight at the London Palladium 23:00 Birds of a Feather 23:30 Film Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (14) ITV 4 10:20 The Saint 11:25 Shed & Buried 12:30 Storage Wars 13:25 Pawn Stars 15:45 Film - Every Which Way But Loose (12) 18:00 Film - Superman (PG) 21:00 The Chase 22:00 Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Union 23:05 Film Mars Attacks! (12)

32 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 I Escaped to the Country 16:45 Royal Recipes 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Inside Out 21:00 EastEnders Tensions simmer for the Fox family 21:30 Panorama Reporter Sophie Hutchinson investigates the troubled state of NHS Mental Health Services. She hears the concerns of staff and patients at the first Mental Health Trust in England to be placed in special measures, and reveals figures that show a shocking increase in unexpected deaths patients. 22:00 Apple Tree Yard The murder trial continues, with Costley’s defence resting on evidence of an underlying personality disorder. However, the prosecution barrister rips this theory apart and Costley’s case seems to lie in tatters. 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:30 The Graham Norton Show 01:15 The NFL Show 01:45 Weather 01:50 News

Friday 3rd February 2017

07:00 Flog It!: Trade Secrets 07:30 Wanted Down Under Revisited 08:15 Royal Recipes 09:00 The Great Interior Design Challenge 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Women’s Six Nations Rugby 14:30 Coast 14:55 Landward 15:25 Italy Unpacked 16:25 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 17:25 A Place to Call Home 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great American Railroad Journeys 20:00 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is It’s a trip to Newark for Christina Trevanion and Mark Stacey as they are challenged to spend £750 of their own money on antiques and make a profit. 21:00 University Challenge Quiz 21:30 An Island Parish The Bishop and The National Trust are visiting the desolate island of Sombrero

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 James Martin’s French Adventure 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Charity and Frank are cornered. 20:30 Coronation Street Sophie returns home with more than duty free. 21:00 The Martin Lewis Money Show Martin and Saira demonstrate how to get the very best out of debit and credit card accounts, revealing a potential saving of hundreds of pounds. 21:30 Coronation Street There is something nasty in Rosie’s luggage.

22:00 SAS: Rogue Warriors Ben Macintyre uses the SAS archives to examine the history of the British Army special forces unit

22:00 The Halcyon Life at the hotel continues as the Blitz rages. Emma finds Joe waiting for her at the staff entrance, remarkably curious about her work for the WVS, while Toby is worried sick after hearing a bomb fell on a shelter in Adil’s neighbourhood of Paddington and killed everyone inside.

23:00 Insert Name Here 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Hospital 01:15 Sicily 02:15 Countryfile 03:10 Who Do You Think You Are? 04:10 This Is BBC Two

23:00 News 23:40 Through the Keyhole 00:45 The Chase 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A New Life in the Sun 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Fake News Show Stephen Mangan and a host of famous faces dissect the outlandish headlines, alternative facts, dodgy Photo-shops and all-too-believable viral clips that pushed post-truth to the front pages. 21:30 Food Unwrapped Kate visits Spain to find out what the difference is between tangerines, mandarins, satsumas and clementines. 22:00 Confessions of the Paparazzi Documentary following freelance photographer George Bamby and his apprentice Bilko in pursuit of celebrities including Britney Spears, Little Mix, Wayne Rooney, Dawn French, Katie Hopkins and Judge Rinder. 23:00 First Dates Hotel 00:05 Tattoo Fixers 01:10 Parenting for Idiots 02:05 60 Days in Jail 02:55 Yeti: Myth, Man or Beast 03:50 Your Face Says It All

Monday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 13:10 News 13:15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Cradle of Lies 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Cars That Made Britain Great Vicki Butler-Henderson makes the case for the beautiful Austin Healey 3000. Shane Lynch tries to make a Rolls Royce drift and James Bond takes a Lotus Esprit scuba diving. 21:00 Police Interceptors Ortis Deley joins an elite team of police officers in Cheshire, as they embark on a dangerous drug raid and Rick Edwards follows officers as they embark on a high-speed pursuit of a runaway driver. 22:00 The Accused Special documentary following a defendant through the criminal justice system as she fights for her freedom. With unprecedented access to the legal process, we reveal the inside story of what happens when you are accused of a crime. 23:30 Film - The Bucket List (PG) 01:20 Celebrities: In Therapy 02:15 SuperCasino 04:10 A New Life in Oz

08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:35 Psych 11:25 Scorpion 12:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 13:25 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 The Great Indoors 23:00 American Dad! 23:30 American Dad! ITV 3 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 A Touch of Frost 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart Is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 The Bletchley Circle ITV 4 09:00 Quincy, M.E. 10:00 The Professionals 11:05 Ironside 12:05 Gunsmoke 13:15 Storage Wars Texas 13:40 Pawn Stars 14:35 Quincy, M.E. 15:35 Ironside 16:40 The Professionals 17:40 The Saint 18:45 Storage Wars Texas 19:45 Live: World Grand Prix Snooker

Tuesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 I Escaped to the Country 16:45 Royal Recipes 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders The Carters reach crisis point 21:00 Holby City A familiar face makes a return under shocking circumstances. 22:00 The Moorside Drama examining the disappearance of nine-yearold Shannon Matthews from the Moorside Estate in Dewsbury. Emotional public appeals for information from her mother Karen Matthews amount to nothing, and the community, led by Julie Bushby, stand by her and make extraordinary efforts of their own to find Shannon. Despite the support, doubts are beginning to creep in for some regarding Karen’s behaviour, and friend and neighbour Natalie Brown becomes convinced that Karen knows more. 23:00 News 23:45 Tourettes: Teenage Tics 00:40 Who Do You Think You Are? 01:40 Weather 01:45 News

07:00 Flog It! 07:30 Wanted Down Under Revisited 08:15 Royal Recipes 09:00 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Cash in the Attic 14:25 Beat the Brain 14:55 Landward 15:25 Italy Unpacked 16:25 Tropic of Capricorn 17:25 A Place to Call Home 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great American Railroad Journeys 20:00 Our Dancing Town Still worried he won’t achieve the scale he needs, Steve goes on one last recruitment drive in York, before returning to Huddersfield and Skipton, and keeping a close eye on a struggling soloist in Barnsley. 21:00 Further Back In Time for Dinner The Robshaws experience a thoroughly modern decade as they enter the 1920s. 22:00 Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean Historian Michael Scott continues his journey through Sicily tracing the islands story through the arrival of the Muslim Arabs and then the Normans. 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week 01:15 The Big Life Fix with Simon Reeve 02:15 Our Dancing Town 03:15 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 James Martin’s French Adventure 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Sarah makes a shocking discovery. 20:30 Save Money: Good Health Sian Williams tests out some high street solutions to stop snoring in a bid to get a good night’s sleep. Dr Ranj looks at products aimed at preventing male pattern baldness. 21:00 Tales from the Coast with Robson Green There are surprises and challenges along the way as Robson explores the coast of Wales with his old friend Jerome Flynn.

22:00 Secret Life of Dogs Featuring a Jack Russell who lives and dives with her owner in Malta, illustrating the trust between pet and owner.

22:00 24 Hours in A&E Niki, who’s 34, is airlifted to St George’s after crashing into another rider during a charity bike ride. Race volunteers found him unconscious and unresponsive. It becomes obvious that Niki’s memory has been affected by the impact.

23:00 News 23:40 Wilderness Walks With Ray Mears 00:10 The Investigator: A British Crime Story 01:05 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

23:00 Britain’s Greatest Hoaxer 00:05 This Is Us 01:00 Confessions of the Paparazzi 01:55 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:25 Gillette World Sport 02:50 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 03:40 Heston’s Dinner in Space

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 13:10 News 13:15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:20 Film - Killer Assistant 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild It is spring, and migrating ospreys return to the park. Pregnant red deer come down from the mountain tops to the lowlands to calve. On a mountainside, two big cocks fight for the right to mate in a spectacle called a lek. 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet Peter and Julian catch up with old friends and find out how they’re getting on 22:00 Secrets Of The National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh Alan Titchmarsh goes behind the scenes at Knole in Kent, Anneka Rice visits Croome Court and Miriam O’Reilly walks in the footsteps of giants on the Jurassic Coast. 23:00 When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong 01:50 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera

07:00 You’ve Been Framed! 07:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:35 Psych 11:25 Scorpion 12:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 13:25 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy ITV 3 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 A Touch of Frost 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 A Touch of Frost ITV 4 08:05 The Saint 09:10 Quincy, M.E. 10:10 The Professionals 11:15 Ironside 12:15 Gunsmoke 13:20 Storage Wars Texas 13:45 Live: World Grand Prix Snooker 18:15 Storage Wars Texas 19:15 Storage Wars Texas 19:45 Live: World Grand Prix Snooker

Friday 3rd February 2017

Wednesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 I Escaped to the Country 16:45 Royal Recipes 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Live: Match of the Day Leicester City v Derby County Coverage of the fourth-round replay, which takes place at King Power Stadium, with the winners looking to progress to a last-16 tie away to Millwall. The original fixture ended in a 2-2 draw, which saw an astonishing own goal from Darren Bent gift the lead to The Foxes after just eight minutes, before the striker went on to equalise for The Rams 13 minutes later, and go some way toward sparing his blushes. The Championship outfit then took the lead five minutes before half-time courtesy of Craig Bryson, only for the reigning Premier League champions to claim a late second-half equaliser through captain Wes Morgan, setting up this replay. (Kick-off 20.45).

07:00 Flog It! 07:30 Wanted Down Under Revisited 08:15 Royal Recipes 09:00 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Cash in the Attic 14:25 Beat the Brain 14:55 Landward 15:25 Italy Unpacked 16:25 Tropic of Capricorn 17:25 A Place to Call Home 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great American Railroad Journeys 20:00 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Christina Trevanion and Mark Stacey go head to head at a car boot in West Sussex. 21:00 Trust Me I’m a Doctor Medical journalist Michael Mosley and a team of doctors offer advice on health, using their expertise and the latest research to investigate the truth behind various claims about wellbeing made in the media. 22:00 Hospital A 98-yearold man arrives at Hammersmith Hospital to receive a landmark heart operation, the oldest person the surgeons have ever carried out the procedure on.

23:00 Common Sense 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Dragons’ Den 01:15 Our 23:00 News 23:45 A Dancing Town 02:15 Question of Sport 00:15 Yellowstone: Wildest Film 2017 00:45 Film - Winter to Blazing Summer Someone to Watch Over 03:15 Stacey On the Me (15) 02:30 Weather for Frontline: Girls, Guns and the Week Ahead 02:35 ISIS 04:00 Royal Recipes News 04:45 This Is BBC Two

Friday 3rd February 2017

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 Local, National and International News and Weather 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 James Martin’s French Adventure 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 Local, National and International News and Weather

20:00 Emmerdale Emotions run high for Zak and Kerry.

21:00 Location, Location, Location Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer go house hunting in Northern Ireland, with Phil searching for properties in Bangor that would be suitable for Lynn, a woman who has been blind since birth. Meanwhile, Kirstie is in Belfast helping a couple of busy doctors who hope to find a home together before they tie the knot.

20:30 Coronation Street Rosie and Sophie dice with danger. 21:00 Midsomer Murders A Saint’s bones are discovered during an archaeological dig, causing a stir in the village of Midsomer Cicely. However, when the dig’s leader is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson are presented with a complex investigation as they hunt for the perpetrator. As the duo unearth more evidence, they soon discover that it is not only skeletons that have been long buried in the hallowed ground. Detective drama, starring Neil Dudgeon, Gwilym Lee, Manjinder Virk, Fiona Dolman and Malcolm Sinclair. 23:00 Local, National and International News and Weather 23:40 Unbelievable Moments: Caught on Camera 00:40 It’s Not Rocket Science 01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 1000 Heartbeats 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

22:00 No Offence After finding herself suspended from duty, Deering goes rogue in her efforts to nail Nora. Back at the station, Lickberg tries to control the team, as they urgently intensify the manhunt for one of the Attahs' missing victims. Teegan is sent on an undercover operation, and an unlikely alliance is agreed between Nora and the team, who wants to stop a Female Genital Mutilation cutter arriving on her patch. 23:00 Sarah Beeny’s Four Rooms 00:05 24 Hours in A&E 01:05 Music on 4 01:35 Walking The Nile 02:30 Film - Warm Bodies (14) 04:10 The Changing Room

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 13:10 News 13:15 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:20 Film - Her Evil Twin (14) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild It is now June, and the park is bathed in 17 hours of daylight. With the warm temperatures come rich pickings, but for the newborn the summer months are crucial as they learn to fight, find food and avoid predators. 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors Dr Savage deals with two emotional cases as he treats a recently released prisoner who has previously struggled with depression, and a older man who has a drinking problem. Dr Opong sees a patient who is terrified that he may have cancer. 22:00 Climbing The Property Ladder The stories of people hoping to make a profit by renovating houses and selling them on. 23:00 Extraordinary People 00:05 Autopsy 01:05 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera

07:00 You’ve Been Framed! 07:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 The Cube 10:35 Psych 11:25 Scorpion 12:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 13:25 Emmerdale 13:55 You’ve Been Framed! 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Through the Keyhole 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy ITV 3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart Is 09:25 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:50 A Touch of Frost 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 22:00 When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of The Prince’s Trust 23:30 A Touch of Frost ITV 4 07:00 Gunsmoke 08:00 The Saint 09:05 Quincy, M.E. 10:05 The Professionals 11:05 Ironside 12:10 Gunsmoke 13:15 Storage Wars Texas 13:45 Live: World Grand Prix Snooker 18:15 Storage Wars Texas 19:45 Live: World Grand Prix Snooker

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36 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 I Escaped to the Country 16:45 Royal Recipes 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Babe attempts to make amends 21:00 Would I Lie to You? Rob Brydon hosts the comedy panel show in which two teams headed by David Mitchell and Lee Mack try to hoodwink each other with absurd facts and plausible lies about themselves. 21:30 EastEnders Jack grows paranoid at Glenda’s intentions 22:00 Death in Paradise The second of a two-part story picks up where things left off last week, with Humphrey, Florence and Dwayne having swapped the sun and sand of the Caribbean for the cold and noise of London. Their latest investigation has taken them back to the detective inspector’s home town but they’ve hit a brick wall with the discovery of another dead body. 23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 This Week 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

Friday 3rd February 2017

07:00 Flog It! 07:30 Wanted Down Under Revisited 08:15 Royal Recipes 09:00 An Island Parish 09:30 Great British Railway Journeys 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Cash in the Attic 14:25 Beat the Brain 14:55 Landward 15:25 Italy Unpacked 16:25 Tropic of Capricorn 17:25 A Place to Call Home 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great American Railroad Journeys 20:00 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is It’s a mighty battle as Eric Knowles faces up to Danny Sebastian at an Auction in Somerset. 21:00 The Great Pottery Throw Down The nine remaining potters face three more challenges, set by judges Keith Brymer Jones and Kate Malone. 22:00 This World The European Union faces the biggest challenge in its 60 year history, with the rise of populist eurosceptic movements across the continent. The BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler asks whether the EU can survive? 23:00 Premier League Show 23:30 NewsnightUc 00:15 SAS: Rogue Warriors 01:15 PanoramaPG 01:45 Spy in the Wild 02:45 Operation People Power with Dave Myers 03:30 This Is BBC TWO

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 James Martin’s French Adventure 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Debbie demands the truth. 20:30 Tonight Tonight investigates the truth about exercise. Does hitting the gym really make a difference, and can workouts on the NHS help turn around unhealthy lifestyles? 21:00 Emmerdale The Dingles unite against a common enemy. 21:30 The Cruise: Sailing the Mediterranean The ship is heading for Gibraltar, where the local apes are running riot - and they are not friendly. 22:00 Unforgotten With the suspects in the murder of David Walker all having either a motive, opportunity or connection to the victim, Cassie and Sunny are left with a massive puzzle to solve. Cassie soon focuses in on Sara, whose alibi seems too perfect, as if it has been put together by an accomplice of the ex-prostitute. 23:00 News 23:45 The Late Debate 00:10 Tipping Point 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A New Life in the Sun 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Secret Life of... The children return to the play centre, and after being kept apart last week, the boys and girls are mixed once more, with crossdressing, communication and spatial awareness tasks designed to examine gender awareness and test which group is better at certain skills. 22:00 Escape to the Wild Jimmy Doherty travels to the wilderness of Canada to meet former actress Louise and ex-office worker Neil, who swapped London for a log cabin in the Yukon. This would seem like the perfect place to get some peace and quiet.But with no electricity or running water, Jimmy soon learns the harsh realities of living so far off-grid as he helps the couple prepare for winter, hunting moose and grouse, and keeping up their wood supplies. 23:00 Parenting for Idiots 00:05 60 Days in Jail 01:00 Britain’s Greatest Hoaxer 01:55 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 02:45 Film - Love Happens (PG) 04:35 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures

Thursday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 13:10 News 13:15 Police Interceptors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild Autumn is when stags compete to breed, osprey chicks begin a 3000-mile migration to West Africa, salmon return to the rivers where they were born and adders give birth to live young. 21:00 Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun Frank and his family run a secondhand car dealership.Lyne supplies British dishes to other expats, and Ruby Rox’s rehearsal for Benidorm Pride hits a snag. 22:00 The Great British Benefits Handout Changed My Life Did It Work? Revisiting the families from the first series to see how they are faring one year later. Scott and Leanne are setting up their own zoo, Tony and Diane have become internet sensations, and Rachel is embarking on an exciting new career. 23:00 Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink 00:05 Tantastic: 50 Shades of Orange 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Monkeys Make You Laugh Out Loud

07:00 You’ve Been Framed! 07:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 You’ve Been Framed! 10:35 Psych 11:25 Scorpion 12:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 13:25 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 14:30 You’ve Been Framed! 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Release the Hounds 23:00 Family Guy ITV 3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart Is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:50 Inspector Morse 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:20 In Loving Memory 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Heartbeat 22:00 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow 23:00 Lewis ITV 4 07:00 World Cup Top Goalscorers 07:15 Gunsmoke 08:20 The Saint 09:25 Quincy, M.E. 10:30 The Professionals 11:30 Ironside 12:35 Gunsmoke 13:45 Live: World Grand Prix Snooker 18:15 Storage Wars Texas 19:45 Live: World Grand Prix Snooker

Friday 3rd February 2017

CODE CRACKER Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week's puzzle, 9 represents X and 18 represents M, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

In this week’s Quickie crossword, all the answers are ANAGRAMS of the clue words: Across 1 Chit (4) 3 Test case (8) 9 Proteas (7) 10 Easel (5) 11 Seats (5) 12 Do list (6) 14 Cleats (6) 16 Header (6) 19 Manual (6) 21 Emirs (5) 24 Taped (5) 25 No euros (7) 26 Sarkiest (8) 27 Eels (4)

Down 1 Canniest (8) 2 Scalp (5) 4 Traits (6) 5 Ovals (5) 6 Ate item (7) 7 Were (4) 8 Hotels (6) 13 Resinous (8) 15 Entails (7) 17 Medals (6) 18 Patios (6) 20 Or Tom (5) 22 Tokes (5) 23 A gas (4)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Shatter, 5 Strip, 8 Endways, 9 Oldie, 10 Siren, 11 Letters, 12 Guards, 14 Biased, 17 Sceptre, 19 Pipes, 22 Outer, 23 Silence, 24 Sedge, 25 Tedious. Down: 1 Steps, 2 Adder, 3 Trained, 4 Resale, 5 Shout, 6 Reddens, 7 Pleased, 12 Gaseous, 13 Alerted, 15 Impaled, 16 Bedsit, 18 Three, 20 Panto, 21 Stews.

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DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Properly organised tips end in regular payment (7) 5 Hades could be in semi-darkness (5) 8 Rows causing signs of distress, by the sound of it (5) 9 Stir it in quartz (7) 10 A girl more given to foolish talk (9) 12 Had tea out (3) 13 Picked on editor after cooked eats (6) 14 Mum’s little house has charm (6) 17 Epitaph for a rascal (3) 18 They preserve understandings; see other arrangement (4,5) 20 Give one incentive to take a breath (7) 21 Company business, a hot drink maybe (5) 23 Make certain right is suppressed, and follow (5) 24 Milo O’Shea, the Irish actor, reveals cover (7)

Down 1 Instrument used in moving flight of steps (5) 2 Nice finish desired by skaters (3) 3 Ran back inside, seen, somehow, outside, but there’s a catch to it (7) 4 Monster professor takes a cheap publication on board (6) 5 Add zing to a portion of honey crisp ice cream (5) 6 Have canal redesigned for a flood (9) 7 Meet Len in order to design a component (7) 11 I left foolish apologists for net support (9) 13 White ant is a form of emitter (7) 15 Indefinite as an item in the press (7) 16 Five lodged in shocking holes; positive slums (6) 18 Prepare to be shot? (5) 19 Takes wrong Pole (5) 22 Stop filming a share of the profits (3)

STANDARD CLUES

Down 1 Musical instrument (5) 2 Frost (3) 3 Entangle (7) 4 Mythical monster (6) 5 Season (5) 6 Landslide (9) 7 Constituent (7) 11 Sports equipment (9) 13 Insect (7) 15 Piece of writing (7) 16 Shabby abodes (6) 18 Beam (5) 19 Wager (5) 22 Reduce (3)

Across 1 Payment (7) 5 Gloominess (5) 8 Layers (5) 9 Excite (7) 10 Excess steps or activity (9) 12 Consumed (3) 13 Taunted (6) 14 Lucky charm (6) 17 Tear (3) 18 Devices for preserving footwear (4,5) 20 Motivate (7) 21 Beverage (5) 23 Result (5) 24 Wrap (7)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Hose, 3 Suppress, 9 Meander, 10 Event, 11 Shine, 12 Astray, 14 Chaser, 16 Accede, 19 Discus, 21 Abate, 24 Altar, 25 Anemone, 26 Screened, 27 Rest. Down: 1 Homesick, 2 Swami, 4 Uproar, 5 Pleat, 6 Elevate, 7 Site, 8 Adhere, 13 Vehement, 15 Aviator, 17 Ceases, 18 Estate, 20 Curse, 22 Adore, 23 Nags.

Scribble Pad

Fit the words into the boxes.

3 letter words

Sad

Atoll

Tepee

Ate

Sat

Bless

Terra

Don

Tar

Dance

6 letter words

Eat

Ten

Graph

Cannon

Emu

Tic

Inset

Eureka

4 letter words

Nurse

Grated

Era He'd

Alee

Prone

Morass

Ice

Dent

Races

Reside

Moa

Kiss

Raise

Septet

Mod

Togs

Rules

7 letter words

Mop

5 letter words

Samba

Airtime

Oca

Acrid

Scare

General

Psi

Amass

Sedan

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.

Across 1 Empujar (4) 3 Cristales (8) 9 Presents (gifts) (7) 10 Cadena (5) 11 Season ticket (theatre, rail, sport) (5) 12 Above (6) 14 El más raro (6) 16 Wood (timber) (6) 19 To attract (6) 21 Tío (5) 24 Hola (5) 25 Message (7) 26 Meanwhile (8) 27 This (4)

Down 1 Please (3,5) 2 Century (5) 4 To tear (fabric, paper) (6) 5 To take out (5) 6 Wire (7) 7 Arena (geológico) (4) 8 Inundaciones (6) 13 Porter (airport, railway station) (8) 15 Detail (General) (7) 17 Pupil (school) (6) 18 Trap (6) 20 Alrededor de (5) 22 Cangrejos (de mar) (5) 23 Les (4)

Friday 3rd February 2017

Quiz Word Across 1/7 Which Irish-born satirist was the author of Gulliver’s Travels, first published in 1726? (8,5) 8 What name is given to ‘an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone’? (9) 9/20 What term is usually given to the series of glacial episodes during the Pleistocene period? (3,3) 10 Which word means ‘facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis’? (4) 11 The fibre of which palm native to tropical Africa and Madagascar is used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets? (6) 13 Which word meaning ‘peace’ is used as salutation by Jews at meeting or parting? (6) 14 Which Lancashire dish is a casserole of meat and vegetables with a covering layer of sliced potato? (6) 17 What name is given to the regular estimate of national revenue and expenditure put forward by the Chancellor of the Exchequer? (6) 18 See 12 Down 20 See 9 22 Derived from the Greek for ‘eye witness’, what name is given to post-mortem examinations used to discover the cause of death? (9) 23 Which term means to go through the procedures to begin use of a computer system? (3,2) 24 Lincoln is the capital of which state of the US? (8)

Down 1 What name, given to a holy war undertaken by Muslims against unbelievers, is derived from the Arabic for ‘effort’? (5) 2 What name is given to any of various volatile flammable

liquid hydrocarbon mixtures, used chiefly as solvents? (7) 3 Which village in eastern Ireland was the seat of Irish kings until the sixth century? (4) 4 Which waterproof jacket, typically with a hood, was originally used in polar regions? (6) 5 What is the medical name for the shinbone? (5) 6 Which word means someone who denies the existence of god? (7) 7 Which orange-yellow flavouring, food colouring and dye is made from the dried stigmas of a crocus? (7) 12/18 Which intricate ‘bond’, tied by the king of Phrygia, was cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia? (7,4) 13 Which cathedral is located within the central City of London, atop Ludgate Hill and northeast of Blackfriars? (2,5) 15 What name is sometimes given to the little fingers, the smallest fingers on a normal human hand? (7) 16 By what family nickname were both Edward VII and George VI known? (6) 17 What name is given to a pale sandy fawn colour? (5) 19 Maria Callas’ final performance was as the title character of which Puccini opera at Covent Garden in London in July 1965? (5) 21 Which device with a small spike or a spiked wheel is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward? (4)

Spot the Difference

SUDOKU

MUSIC QUIZ 1. In Australian slang, what is a 'Thunder Box'? 2. With which heavy metal band did Ozzy Osbourne come to fame? 3. In Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, what sort of ovens did they sing about? 4. How many members of Abba were Swedish? 5. In which form of music might you hear a paper and comb or a washboard being played? 6. The song “I’ll be there for you” is the theme to which TV show? 7. According to the No1 hit by Kenny Rogers, what was the Christian name of the man considered to be the Coward of the County?

1. Toilet 2. Black Sabbath 3. Microwave 4. 3 5. Skiffle 6. Friends 7. Tommy

ANSWERS

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across:1/24 American Football, 7 Tango, 8 Sassenach, 9 Awn, 10/13 Palm Sunday, 11/6 Geiger counter, 14 Geyser, 17 Goitre, 18 Laos, 20 Ayr, 22 Anschluss, 23 Inman. Down: 1 Aesop, 2 Epsilon, 3 Ides, 4 Azalea, 5 Invar, 7 Thuggee, 12 Caliban, 13 Somalia, 15 Scapula, 16 Fresco, 17 Grimm, 19 Sisal, 21 Shot.

Soduko

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Friday 3rd February 2017

Technology

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Richard moved to Spain ten years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

ADVICE: Max wanted to know how to setup both English and Spanish keyboards on his computer.

Hi Richard, I have set up both the English language and the Spanish language as operational languages in Windows 10. I want to type e-mails in Spanish occasionally. At the moment, I have an English QWERTY keyboard. Do I have to purchase a Spanish QWERTY keyboard or can I use Windows 10 to simulate a Spanish QWERTY keyboard? If the latter, what are the steps I need to take to achieve this? Regards Max

Hi Max, if you have setup the keyboards correctly then you will have a little icon in the bottom right of the desktop (near the clock) that has EN and ES. When you select the relevant keyboard language that will map the keys to the relevant language automatically for you, turning your English keyboard into a Spanish keyboard. Of course, you need to know where the Spanish keys are in order to use it properly.

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Motoring

Friday 3rd February 2017

ALVIS GRABS THE HEADLINES AS ORDER BOOKS OPEN FOR CONTINUATION CLASSICS Fifty years after Alvis stopped making cars, the company is back and its order book is open. And the company will have a significant presence at the London Classic Car Show (23-26 February, London ExCeL) to mark the occasion. Unlike some marque revivals, The Alvis Car Company isn’t simply attaching the famous ‘Red Triangle’ badge to the front of a modern supercar but instead is recreating genuine supercars from an earlier age. Among the Alvis cars at the capital’s premier classic car show will be a stunning 1966 Graber-bodied TF21, made in the company’s penultimate year, and a wonderful 4.3 drophead coupé with Lancefield coachwork from 1937. The cars are originals but Alvis is offering hand-built facsimiles of both as part of a limited run of Continuation Models. The Graber and Lancefield cars can be seen and heard in action as they will be taking part in one of the show’s major displays, The Perfect Ten. Sixty of the

world’s greatest classic cars in ten categories – saloon, coupé, convertible, sports car, supercar, hatchback, shooting break, sports racer, streamliner and singleseater – will be paraded along The Grand Avenue, an automotive catwalk that runs through the centre of the show. Another original that’s also now available as an Alvis Continuation Model, the head-turning Bertelli-bodied 4.3-litre Sports Coupé from 1935, will be shown on the company’s display stand. A fourth Alvis, a unique Brooklands racer known as the Powys-Lybbe Special after its original creator, amateur racer Antony Powys-Lybbe, will be a further of The Perfect Ten entrants. Based on a 1931 Alvis 12/60 ‘Beetleback’, it had been given a lighter and narrower body and ran at over 90mph on the outer Brooklands circuit. Richard Joyce, managing director of The Alvis Car Company, said: “Our Continuation Cars are as close to the originals as we can get. We have had to make some modifications to

ensure they comply with current Individual Vehicle Approval regulations but essentially the idea is to give owners the same supercar driving experience that owners had when the cars were new. And when you bear in mind that the 4.3 Tourer had a 0-60mph time of 11.3 seconds back in 1938, there’s no denying these were the supercars of their day.” Alvis is just one of the many grand marques that will be featured at the show. Another major display brings

together twenty of the greatest Ferrari road cars, worth an estimated £120 million. This special showcase is being curated with the help of renowned London-based performance car expert Joe Macari. New for this year is The Grand Avenue’s Open Paddock, allowing visitors to get even closer to the star cars while another innovation is the Beaulieu Pop-up Autojumble. Some top-class stalls will bring a flavour of the world-

famous autojumble to London by selling classic car parts, books and magazines and motoring ephemera. The Pop-up Autojumble will form part of Car Club Square where some of the country’s leading one-make clubs will be staging displays of their favourite machines and will have club members on hand to discuss the merits of their chosen marque or model. Now in its third year, the London Classic Car Show is bigger than ever and will

have more than 700 stunning classic cars on display, some for sale from leading dealers in the classic world. The show has always attracted star names and this year’s visitors will include Le Mans Legends Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell as guests of honour. This year, the London Classic Car Show even incorporates a second show, Historic Motorsport International (HMI), which is devoted to historic racing and rallying

Sport

Friday 3rd February 2017

Bienvenido Jon! Spanish golf has a new star after Jon Rahm claimed his first PGA Tour title in sensational fashion with victory in the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. The 22-year-old from Barrika in the northern Basque region, is a former world amateur number one, and he closed with a seven-under-par 65 at Torrey Pines on Sunday to finish three shots clear of the field on 13-under-par. Rahm made two eagles as he stormed home in 30, the second coming at the last, where he holed a 60yard putt. “It does a lot for me,” he said of the victory. “I get to the play the Players Championship, I am likely going to the Fed Ex Cup, I am going to the majors, it is amaz-

Winning Duo

Guardamar Badminton Club played an inter-club men’s badminton match recently, with 22 names picked out of a hat, which ended up producing 11 very competive pairings which resulted in some very close games! Each pair played 10 games, with Brian and Jacob (pictured) ending up as winning nine of their contests, with 190 points. The winner’s cup is named the David and Bill memorial cup, in remembrance of two club members who lost their lives to cancer. The prizes were presented at the club’s dinner-dance, with all of the trophies supplied by Rivington’s restaurant in Guardamar, who also sponsored the tournament.

ing.” The victory was made even more special as his dad was in California to watch him finish ahead of Charles Howell III and CT Pan as they shared second spot. “My dad hasn’t really been here for anything, he was at home working, so to have him here right now is such a special moment, I am so happy,” added Rahm. “My mum isn’t here but she is probably at home crying.” Rahm, who played collegiately at Arizona State, is the latest in a line that includes Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger and Emiliano Grillo, the latter the only one among them to have reached the age of 24.

The Flying Dutchkid

Weekend Rugby

In the latest round of Murcia Federation FERRMUR league matches, the ITV Orihuela Vega Baja senior men’s team (pictured) beat Albacete in a strong performance by 29 points to eight. The original fixture had been postponed in December due to the preChristmas floods.

Windy conditions meant that not all of the planned races could be staged last weekend in Torrevieja’s 10th city sailing competition in the Optimist Excellence Cup series for child competitors. The weather didn’t stop some high quality sport sail-

ing, with Holland’s 13-yearold Paul Hameeteman being crowned the overall boys competition victor (pictured getting his award from Torrevieja Mayor José Manuel Dolón), whilst Portugal’s Beatriz Gago taking the girls individual title.

Phil Mickelson’s brother Tim was Rahm’s college coach and is now his agent: “Jon doesn't have weaknesses. Every part of his game is a strength. I think he's more than just a good young player. I think he's one of the top players in the world. There's an intangible that some guys have where they want to have the pressure, they want to be in that tough position, they want to have everything fall on their shoulders and he has that.” Rahm was No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 60 weeks before leaving Arizona State. He played his way onto the PGA Tour last summer with a tie for second in the RBC Canadian Open and a tie for third in the Quicken Loans National.

The combined San Javier Squalos/Totana team lost heavily 55-nil at XV Rugby Murcia, and that was with just 10 minutes into the second half when the full time whistle was blown by the referee when a Squalos/Totana player suffered a bad head injury, and so as a precaution an early end to the match was

called. Two representative FERRMUR sides featuring the juniors of the Murcia Federation were in action last weekend, and both lost their clashes with superior Aragon teams. The under-18’s went down by 33 points to 15, whilst the under-16’s were defeated by 45 points to nil.

Sport It was another setback for CD Torrevieja last Sunday in Ibi when they went down at mid- table Rayo Ibense, and it was a match to forget for debutant goalkeeper Jose Carlos (pictured), who signed for Torry from Orihuela. The 24-year-old Elche conceded two before being sent off soon into the second period for an offence that resulted in a penalty. Damian was sacrificed as Buba came on to face the spot kick, managing to keep the score at 2-0. However, he too conceded two goals as Torry failed to make any impression on the home goal apart from an early Beltran strike that was pushed away for a corner. It has been a lamentable season so far for Torry with a miserly four wins from 25 matches as they occupy one of the four relegation places. They still have 15 games left to contest, eight of which will be at home, but with 40 points as the "safety" target, it means securing the equivalent of eight wins from those remaining 15 games. That is twice as many as they have achieved in their first 25 contests. Segorbe, Almoradi, Muro and Bunol

Friday 3rd February 2017

Torry On The Brink Thader’s Big Win BENIDORM CD 2 CD THADER 3

UD RAYO IBENSE 4 CD TORREVIEJA 0 are the other sides who are the prime candidates for the four relegation places alongside Torry, and in March Torry face three of them! Though Almoradi won at the weekend, Muro and Bunol both obliged by losing, and with Torry having a blank weekend in front of them, they will be hoping for some more defeats from their revivals to boost their chances of staying up. The club have signed a raft of new players and they need to hit the

ground running, starting at Novelda on February 12th, and then at home v Ontinyent on the 19th. An away test in Castellon rounds off the threematch February challenge for Torry, which is all against sides fighting for promotion. Then there’s that March relegation bonanza explosion, which will reveal all. It is a springtime of opportunity and challenge for the boys in white, but if they are not up to dishing out those eight wins, then the Preferente beckons.

This key victory for Thader against a team just above them in the Preferente Group Four table, saw the Rojales side go to fourth in the standings, and five points behind third-placed La Nucia. Thader produced one of their best displays of the season and dictated proceedings right from the start, with Dani Lucas putting them ahead on the half-hour mark. Rubén Sanz doubled the advan-

tage from the penalty spot in the 40th minute, but Puncho then got the home side back into the contest just before half-time, somewhat against the run of play. That Benidorm goal booste the morale of the home side, but Thader started the second-half well, until Guerrero popped up in the 50th minute to make things all square. Both sides strove hard for the crucial third

goal, and it was Valentín who got it for Thader, with ten minutes remaining. Benidorm had defender Murcia sent off with a few minutes remaining, and it was Thader that were left sitting pretty with the points, and the knowledge that have three successive home matches to come. The first of those is this Sunday as Redovan come to the Rojales municipal stadium, with an 11.30 am kick-off.

Back In Business

Comings and Goings Almoradi made sure that their obituaries for their stay in the Valencian third division had to be put on hold last Sunday, as they stunned visitors Almazora with a comprehensive defeat. It was Almoradi’s first win in 15 matches, since overcoming the struggling bottom club Segorbe back in October. Though the odds are still stacked against Almoradi, the precious three points sees them five points adrift from safety, though Bunol in that slot, do also have a game in hand. It was the way that Almoradi got the points that was so impressive for the home fans who have had little to shout about in months. One of Almoradi’s new signings from last week, Pedro Palao from Jove Espanol,

made his debut and saw his new side take the lead with an Obele header in the 10 minute to take his personal tally to seven in the season. Memories of poor first half performances of the season were banished for Almoradi, with their opponents offering little, and a Del Cueto header gave keeper Ruben no chance in the 18th minute. Statistics showed that Almoradi had two-thirds of the possesion with Sergio Moya looking an almost redundant figure in the home goal. Pressure was converted into a third goal from Saul in the 62nd, courtesy of a longrange strike, and though subsitute Pablo could have got a fourth with ten minutes remaining, a Jorge header in the dying moments of the

match brought to an end the best result and performance of the season for Almoradi. With last weekend’s result in their pocket, Almoradi need to get something from this Sunday’s match at Recambios Colon to maintain the fresh momentum they have gained, with more new players being signed ahead this week’s transfer deadline. Elsewhere in the third division, Orihuela kept in touch with the play-off zone by beating fellow mid-table side Torre Levante one-nil, and go to Elche Ilicitano this weekend, who lost two-one at promotion chasing Villarreal. Crevillente, who are also in the play-off hunt, recorded a one-nil victory at Paterna, and entertain Borriol this Sunday.

CD ALMORADI 4 CD ALMAZORA 0 Almoradi made sure that their obituaries for their stay in the Valencian third division had to be put on hold last Sunday, as they stunned visitors Almazora with a comprehensive defeat. It was Almoradi’s first win in 15 matches, since overcoming the struggling bottom club Segorbe back in October. Though the odds are still stacked against Almoradi, the precious three points sees them five points adrift from safety, though Bunol in that slot, do also have a game in hand. It was the way that Almoradi got the points that was so impressive for the home fans who have had little to shout about in months. One of Almoradi’s new signings from last week, Pedro Palao from Jove Espanol,

Madrid In Control

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Friday 3rd February 2017

The Goal That Wasn’t

Making Amends

ELCHE 1 GIRONA 0 REAL BETIS 1 BARCELONA 1 REAL MADRID 4 REAL SOCIEDAD 0 Real Madrid moved four points clear at the top of La Liga with a comprehensive Sunday night win over Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu. Following their shock Copa del Rey exit at the hands of Celta Vigo in midweek, Zidane made three changes to his side with goalkeeper Keylor Navas, Raphael Varane and Lucas Vazquez returning to the fold. Real, however, struggled to really get going in the opening exchanges and when they did take the lead after 38 minutes it was from the first real chance they'd really created Mateo Kovacic and Cristiano Ronaldo struck either side of half-time to put Zinedine Zidane's side in control, after they'd seen title rivals Barcelona and Sevilla both drop points earlier in the day. Sociedad could have moved above Atletico Madrid and into the top four with a win, but any chance of a comeback was quashed late on as Inigo Martinez was sent off, before Alvaro Morata came off the bench to net a third. Real Madrid now travel to mid-table Celta Vigo this Sunday evening.

Monte Frustrated

Luis Suarez rescued Barcelona late on, with Barca coach Luis Enrique calling for the introduction of goal-line technology after his side were denied by a poor decision in Sunday's draw at Real Betis which dented their chances of catching La Liga leaders Real Madrid. The champions were left fuming when Betis defender Cristiano Piccini diverted Aleix Vidal's pass towards goal and the ball appeared to cross the line by around a metre. The match officials did not award the goal and defender Aissi Mandi slid in to scramble the ball away, denying Barca an equaliser moments after Alex Alegria had put Betis ahead in the 75th minute. Mandi came to Betis' rescue again moments later to clear another deflected cross from Vidal just before it reached the line, sparking further protests, mistaken on this occasion, from the visiting side. Luis Suarez eventually equalised in the 90th minute although Barcelona missed the chance to provisionally go top of the standings and put pressure on title rivals Real Madrid and Sevilla. "I've seen the photo but the referees need help, whether it's with technology and in cases when it ends up hurting us or benefiting us," Enrique said. Barcelona are at home to seventh-placed Athletic Bilbao this Saturday afternoon.

Barca’s Copa Edge

Rober Correa last month was cast as the villain for Elche as he was sent off after just 23 minutes for two yellow cards in the side’s defeat against Cadiz. Last Friday night, he was the hero for the Ilicitanos as he popped up to score in the 88th minute, as Elche beat second-placed Girona. The visitors, the top scorers in the Segunda Division, were prevented from adding to their tally, whilst Elche have once again given themselves a chance of getting into promotion play-off contention. Elche had the best of the early exchanges in the first half, with two corners in the 10th minute producing a Nino shot, and then a Pelayo header that went just wide. Scoring chances though were at a premium for both sides. The closing stages of the first period saw Elche’s Pedro having to go off after a collision with Girona’s Borja Garcia, who was the most effective of the visitor’s players. Pedro was replaced by Rober Correa, who was to have the final say in the match. Though Girona started the second half in a positive frame of mind, Elche continued to make chances, including a Fabian strike in the 58th minute, whilst at other end Aday came close for the promotion hopefuls. As the match appeared to be drifting towards a draw, a poor piece of defending gave Elche their winner in fortuitous circumstances. Fabian crossed in the ball that keeper René came for, along with two Girona defenders, but they were beaten to the punch by Correa, as the ball appeared to come off his face, and went into the back of the net. Ironically the former Elche striker Cristian Herrera, who tore up a contract with the club 18 months ago that was due to run until 2019, nearly produced a bitter ending for the Ilicitanos supporters. He had come on as a substitute just a couple of minutes before Correa scored, and he should have levelled up matters after being set up by Borja Garcia, but he could only skew the ball over the bar. The Ilicitanos now jet off to the Canary Islands for their match tomorrow afternoon(Saturday) against Tenerife, who are in sixth place in the division, and four points ahead of Elche.

Ilicitanos Boost

ATLETICO MADRID 1 BARCELONA 2 CD MURADA 1 CD MONTESINOS 1 This draw put Murada back to the top of the Valencian Segunda Regional Group 16 table, with Benijofar not playing last weekend. The scoreline looked like a good point for Montesinos, but they would have been frustrated with the draw, as they had plenty of chances to get all three points against a side that Benijofar had beaten the previous weekend.. The result keeps Monte in third place, with a blank weekend facing them, whilst Murada also don’t play, whilst CD Benifofar entertain RP Orihuela. Last Saturday’s match did feel like two points dropped for Monte who didn’t look as sharp as they had been in recent matches, but they had more of the ball over the 90 minutes, and came close on a number of occasions, with the crossbar struck three times! The contest was capped by the dismissal of striker Vaz by a somewhat eclectic referee in the dying moments of the match. Monte now have to hope that they don’t lose third place in the table this weekend to Callosa Deportivo, who just need a point at CFP Orihuela this weekend to go above Montesinos.

Barcelona have the advantage after they beat Atletico Madrid on Wednesday in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final tie at the Vicente Calderon. First-half strikes from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez secured the victory that puts the holders in control of the semi-final ahead of the return match at Camp Nou next Tuesday. Diego Simeone's side have had success against Barca in recent years with a devastating counterattacking style, but they were on the receiving end of the same tactic early in the first half and were punished by a brilliant run and finish from Suarez with only seven minutes played. Messi made it 2-0 with a ferocious strike from the edge of the penalty area to silence the Calderon and leave Atletico facing a mountain to climb. The 2013 winners did show some improvement after the break, however, and Antoine Griezmann halved the deficit just shy the hour mark before missing a clear chance to level the scores moments later. But Barca - who almost snatched a third through a Messi freekick - held firm in the closing stages to see out a crucial win that will make them firm favourites to reach a fourth final in as many seasons.

Elche have signed up the Venezuelan midfielder Andrés Túñez (pictured top) for the rest of the season. The 30-year-old joins from Thai League side, Burinam United in the Thai League, having started with Celta de Vigo in his native country. The much-travelled Túñez also has three years under his belt in the Israeli League playing for Beitar Jerusalem. After last weekend’s win over Girona, Elche swooped for French-Congolese striker Dominique Malonga(pictured below), who quit the Italian Serie B club Pro Vercelli two days earlier, having not seen any action and only named as a substitute on six occasions this season. The two men join midfielder Fabián Ruiz, from Betis, and striker Borja Valle, on loan from Deportivo La Coruna, as Elche’s four winter acquisitions.

Sport

Stateside Start

Friday 3rd February 2017

Slowly But Surely

FIXTURES Friday 3rd February 2017 SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 20:45 Wigan Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday

The American BMC Racing team(pictured in action on Wednesday) had a great start to the Volta a la Comunitat Valencia by winning the opening team time trial starting at La Glea beach on the Orihuela Costa on Wednesday. They posted the quickest time of 43:17 over the rolling course. Team Sky, with defending champion Wout Poels, set off last and came closest to ousting BMC from the top of the standings but fell short by 24 seconds, setting up a good battle for the overall title over the weekend. For many of the cyclists, it would be the first time that they rode their bike in a serious contest this year, and in one of the more brutal starts to a stage race, the opening stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana swapped last year’s 16.25 individual test for a challenging, hilly 37.9km team time trial. The 24-year-old Italian Manuel Senni led BMC over the finish line, giving him the opportunity to wear the leader’s jersey for yesterday’s second stage between Alicante and Denia. There’ll be a full report in next week’s Courier.

Almoradi Deals

Zinedine Zidane says he will not rush Gareth Bale back from a long-term ankle injury after Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga. Real, who have a game in hand, moved four points clear of Barcelona and Sevilla with Sunday’s win over Real Sociedad (see opposite page). Bale has been out since undergoing ankle surgery after suffering ligament damage in November and is not expected to return before March. However, Zidane hopes to have Luka Modric and James Rodriguez back for Real's outing at Celta Vigo on Sunday. "Our idea is to have Luka back. We will see (how he is) this week Tuesday and the same goes for James," the Frenchman said. "Gareth will take a while longer. He is now on the training pitch in boots which is a good sign, but we have to take it slowly." Bale is expected to miss the first leg of Real's Champions League last-16 tie with Napoli on February 15th, with the Welshman possibly making a return for the return leg on March 7th. Before Sociedad's visit, Madrid were beginning to miss Bale's presence as they won just one of their last five games. That run included a Copa del Rey quarter-final exit at the hands of Celta Vigo, but Zidane admitted that could prove to be a blessing for his injury-hit squad. "It is what it is. We can't think about the Cup anymore because we are out," he added. "We would have preferred to still be in it, but we have to think positively and we are going to have a full week to prepare first for La Liga and then the Champions League." Madrid enjoyed a dream weekend as all of their title rivals slipped up. Barca were held at Betis (see opposite page) whilst Sevilla were reduced to 10 men after just two minutes before losing 3-1 at Espanyol. "It gives you more motivation when you see your rivals slip up," Zidane said. "It gives you even more desire to do well. We were watching the games all day. "The most important thing, though, is what we do and we can be happy with our performance. We got three goals and three more points."

Mariano Move?

PREMIER LEAGUE 13:30 Chelsea v Arsenal 16:00 Crystal Palace v Sunderland 16:00 Everton v Bournemouth 16:00 Hull City v Liverpool 16:00 Southampton v West Ham United 16:00 Watford v Burnley 16:00 West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City 18:30 Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 16:00 Barnsley v Preston North End 16:00 Birmingham City v Fulham 16:00 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers 16:00 Bristol City v Rotherham United 16:00 Burton Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers 16:00 Cardiff City v Norwich City 16:00 Ipswich Town v Reading 16:00 Newcastle United v Derby County 18:30 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa LADBROKES SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP 13:15 Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian 16:00 Aberdeen v Partick Thistle 16:00 Hamilton Academical v Kilmarnock 16:00 Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee 16:00 Rangers v Ross County SKY BET LEAGUE ONE 16:00 Bradford City v Gillingham 16:00 Charlton Athletic v Fleetwood Town 16:00 Chesterfield v Oldham Athletic 16:00 Coventry City v Millwall 16:00 Milton Keynes Dons v Bolton Wanderers 16:00 Port Vale v Peterborough United 16:00 Rochdale v Bristol Rovers 16:00 Sheffield United v AFC Wimbledon 16:00 Shrewsbury Town v Bury 16:00 Southend United v Scunthorpe United 16:00 Walsall v Northampton Town SKY BET LEAGUE TWO 16:00 Accrington Stanley v Notts County 16:00 Barnet v Mansfield Town 16:00 Blackpool v Colchester United 16:00 Cambridge United v Plymouth Argyle 16:00 Cheltenham Town v Newport County 16:00 Crawley Town v Stevenage 16:00 Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe 16:00 Exeter City v Crewe Alexandra 16:00 Grimsby Town v Luton Town 16:00 Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town 16:00 Leyton Orient v Carlisle United 16:00 Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth THE FA TROPHY 16:00 Barrow v Kidderminster Harriers 16:00 Braintree Town v Dulwich Hamlet 16:00 Macclesfield Town v Forest Green Rovers 16:00 Nuneaton Town v York City 16:00 Sutton United v Boreham Wood 16:00 Tranmere Rovers v Chelmsford City 16:00 Wealdstone v Brackley Town 16:00 Welling United v Lincoln City LADBROKES SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP 16:00 Dumbarton v St Mirren 16:00 Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic 16:00 Hibernian v Ayr United 16:00 Queen of the South v Greenock Morton 18:15 Dundee United v Raith Rovers LADBROKES SCOTTISH LEAGUE ONE 16:00 Airdrieonians v Peterhead 16:00 Alloa Athletic v Livingston 16:00 Brechin City v Stenhousemuir 16:00 Queen's Park v East Fife 16:00 Stranraer v Albion Rovers LADBROKES SCOTTISH LEAGUE TWO 16:00 Arbroath v Forfar Athletic 16:00 Berwick Rangers v Annan Athletic 16:00 Cowdenbeath v Elgin City 16:00 Edinburgh City v Clyde 16:00 Stirling Albion v Montrose Sunday 5th February 2017

CD Almoradi closed their winter signings on the final transfer day this week by securing the services of two 20-year-old players in the shape of defender Javier Pinteño (pictured) and midfielder Domingo Madrid. Pinteño joins from third division Murcian league side Jumilla, with Madrid signed from Preferente side CF UD Ilicitana. Coach Joserra team has signed six players recently, with his side getting a morale boosting win on Sunday against Almazora (report on page 45). Javi Del Cueto left the club on Sunday to join a team in the Icelandic League, after scoring in the Almazora victory, whilst Gonzazolo has also departed due to work commitments and has signed for UD Horadada.

Liverpool has allegedly made two approaches for Real Madrid forward Mariano, who has scored five goals this season. The Dominican forward, who has excellent goal scoring records for Real Madrid's B and C teams, was promoted to the first team squad this season by Zinedine Zidane as back-up to Karim Benzema. The AS newspaper says that Liverpool are amongst a clutch of clubs that want to take the 23-year-old on loan.

PREMIER LEAGUE 14:30 Manchester City v Swansea City 17:00 Leicester City v Manchester United SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 13:00 Huddersfield Town v Leeds United 16:00 Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion LADBROKES SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP 13:30 St Johnstone v Celtic SKY BET LEAGUE ONE 13:00 Swindon Town v Oxford United

Information correct at time of publication but subject to change at short notice.

Saturday 4th February 2017

MURRAY RESTS

Davis Cup captain Leon Smith confirmed yesterday that Andy Murray will not compete for Great Britain in this weekend's tie against Canada which starts in Ottawa with the two singles rubbers this evening. "It's the right thing for him to do what he's doing, stay at home, get some rest," said Smith. Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund, Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot make up Britain's team for their first-round tie.

EDDIE’S BOLD CALL

FRANK QUITS

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has retired, bringing to an end a 21year professional career. The 38-year-old, who spent last year with New York City in Major League Soccer in the US, announced his decision on social media yesterday. "Whilst I have received a number of exciting offers to continue playing, at 38 I feel now is the time to begin the next chapter in my life," said Lampard

England have picked Wasps pair Elliot Daly and Joe Launchbury to face France in tomorrow’s Six Nations opener after injuries forced a reshuffle by coach Eddie Jones(5.50 pm kick-off, live on ITV), who wants his side to be positive. Maro Itoje starts at blind-side flanker and Northampton's Courtney Lawes partners Launchbury in the second row. Nathan Hughes is at number eight in place of the injured Billy Vunipola while prop Joe Marler, who has recovered from a broken leg, starts. Wing Jack Nowell is on the bench alongside flanker James Haskell. There are eight changes from the starting line-up that sealed England’s first clean sweep of the Six Nations in 13 years when the teams met in Paris in March. Mako Vunipola (knee) and Chris Robshaw (shoulder) are unlikely to play a part in England's title defence, while winger Anthony Watson (hamstring) and second row George Kruis (knee) have been sidelined for the tournament opener. Despite the disruption to his preparations, coach Eddie Jones wants his side to take risks. "In rugby terms you've traditionally got two contrasting styles - French flair and England's dogged conservative approach, but we want to be absolutely daring against the French in this first game and set the standard for the tournament," he said. "Guy Noves likes a big team. He picks a traditional French forward pack with squat front-rowers who scrummage well, big locks who give a lot of ballast and athletic back-rowers. "It's based on size and crunching that gain line, getting an offload and then playing with flair. "Of course, this gives you an opportunity when you've got a big forward pack against you and we intend to exploit that." This year’s tournament opens up at Murrayfield tomorrow with a 3.00 pm kick-off (live on BBC 1) for Scotland against Ireland. Sunday’s attention switches to Rome’s Olympic Stadium, as Italy play Wales (3.00 pm, live on ITV).